What is love?

i WAS going to come into this thread and only say:

"baby dont hurt me, dont hurt me, no more"


but then i read the actual article... now i just need a minute alone!! good find
 
Love is being able to take the bad with the good.
Love is not work but need to be worked at to keep it alive.
Love is holding someone to hold then not to have sex.
Love is two hearts that beat as one.
Love is if you're apart you can't wait to see them again.
Love is when the other person comes first.
Love is should be like the ocean, it never ends.


Great Thread it touched my heart, had to try and spread some love around!
 
Hahaha, kids are great. Their honesty and clarity of thought beats fuzzy minded adults like us hands down. :)

Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.

I like that one, simple but oh so true.
 
Wow! :o

I've started few threads here at freeones and have contributed to some....
...but dang! Not one of 'em has gotten the kind of response this post/thread has! I've never had so many PMs and positive rep comments!

And to think all I was doing was "passing along a message".....

I'm glad so many of you liked it. For many years now, I've been a firm believer in the goodness of my fellow man. That despite the evil that stalks us, deep down inside; most people are good, kind, generous and loving. My decades of service in healthcare, despite the hardship and heartache only served to reinforce that belief.

As un-scientific as the "response" to this thread has been - it has only served to reinforce that belief. :)

It really helps and and feels good to read things like this :)
Hi M12 - if you'll accept a bit of un-solicited advice:

More often than not, the key to a balanced life is learning to take the good with the bad. As cliched (and heartless) as it may sound - the bad things in life do make you appreciate the good.

If there is one thing I've learned from what little life I've lived, it's that life is neither kind nor fair. All too often, IMHO; we lament our misfortunes but forget our blessings (now, I'm not saying it's inappropriate to feel anguish when bad things happen to us).

BUT....

As paradoxical as it may sound, "change" is the only "constant" thing in life. Be it good or be it bad.... the old saying "this too shall pass", is never off it's mark.

In other words: Be it good, or be it bad - nothing lasts forever. It's all up to you as to how you "take it"...

I tried to pick a favorite, but it is just impossible. So many wonderful quotes.
I had a very hard time picking "a favourite" too! I admit that I'm not too surprised because my children have displayed/said/done similar things when they were kids. I think it's fundamental truth that hate and bigotry are "learned" behaviors.

And if anybody in the world reminds these words:
'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'

Nikka - age 6
Eric! I know what you mean! My children probably don't appreciate the role they have played in my growth as a individual human being. I've learned a lot from my kids....

There are more
Yep, you got that right!

It's ironic that kids, who are supposedly not as smart as adults, have a thorough understanding of what love is while some adults think love has something to do with 3 Long Islands, 5 tequilas, and a hotel room.
Now isn't that amazing? In a way, I admit that I'm not entirely surprised - my kids taught me a lot about love (and patience!)

Love is not work but need to be worked at to keep it alive.
Truer words were ne'er spoken!
Great Thread it touched my heart, had to try and spread some love around!
Well spread it around! Everybody could sure use some :)

Hahaha, kids are great. Their honesty and clarity of thought beats fuzzy minded adults like us hands down. :)
Probably what great philosophers mean by "the beauty of innocence" eh?


cheers,
 
'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'

Oh my word that is so true!! We should be more like kids. To a kid nothing is impossible and his/her mommy and daddy are heroes. When we grow up we realize they also have mistakes but we should realize that they're still heroes!
 

ChefChiTown

The secret ingredient? MY BALLS
The emotion of love is the one thing that seperates human beings from all other creatures on earth.
 
The emotion of love is the one thing that seperates human beings from all other creatures on earth.

Very true ChefChiTown.
Being in love and/or loving someone is by far the most incredibly and best feeling in the world. My dad always said that you must love somebody for their mistakes because it's our shortcomings that makes us so special and unique.
 

Torre82

Moderator \ Jannie
Staff member
'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'

Oh my word that is so true!! We should be more like kids. To a kid nothing is impossible and his/her mommy and daddy are heroes. When we grow up we realize they also have mistakes but we should realize that they're still heroes!

Oh what I wouldnt give to be naive, dependent, laughed at and solve things with violence without getting arrested again!

Yup. I'd give just about.. nothing. ;) On a side note.. it's cute, but a child knows nothing of true love. They dont have to compromise anything to recieve unconditional caring from their parents.
 
I got that forward awhile ago and loved it then and I love it now. Sometimes children possess a certain kind of wisdom that we, in our busy lives and skewed views on the world, unfortunately lose sight of.

*sigh* I feel like giving my loved one a hug right now.
 

ChefChiTown

The secret ingredient? MY BALLS
I got that forward awhile ago and loved it then and I love it now. Sometimes children possess a certain kind of wisdom that we, in our busy lives and skewed views on the world, unfortunately lose sight of.

*sigh* I feel like giving my loved one a hug right now.

You could give me a hug if you want. But, then you'd have to change your outfit because I spilled pizza sauce all over my shirt. :confused:
 
You could give me a hug if you want. But, then you'd have to change your outfit because I spilled pizza sauce all over my shirt. :confused:

lmao, pizza sauce is yummay, its all good. ;)
 

Torre82

Moderator \ Jannie
Staff member
I will show you what love it....




.......This is what love is: HERE



Yep, you know what im talking about :D

:clicks it twice to make sure:

I'm sorry.. I have no idea what a sake-smelling crowd huddled around two great athletes has to do with love.

Except for the sake part, that's a good start. ;)
 
:clicks it twice to make sure:

I'm sorry.. I have no idea what a sake-smelling crowd huddled around two great athletes has to do with love.

Except for the sake part, that's a good start. ;)

Whats not to love, it emcompasses every human emotion, women, men, inbetweens, catamites, highs, lows, Brian, Diana, Jesus (pronounced Hey-Zues)


And when its all over your left sweaty and unforfilled (and unfilled) because youe still in love with Torre's penis and you know you will never have it.
 
On a side note.. it's cute, but a child knows nothing of true love. They dont have to compromise anything to recieve unconditional caring from their parents.
Permit me - both as a parent and as a human being - to disagree.

Kids are often more aware than adults give them credit for.

cheers,
 
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