Always & Forever ..

8 Letters. 3 Words. 1 Meaning. I LOVE YOU<3 “Love is patient; love is kind and envies no one. Love is never boastful, nor conceited, nor rude; never selfish, not quick to take offense. There is nothing love cannot face; there is no limit to its faith, its hope, and endurance. In a word, there are three things that last forever: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of them all is love.” - 1Corinthians 13 4:8 "There's always a special someone in your heart who will keep on..." - Loving You ""fdgf "The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever." - The Notebook There must be so many definitions of love by this time that their number is past all counting. Some of those definitions are downright sappy. You know the type -- love is a soft warm puppy, love is a cuddly kitten, love is the smell of Grandma's cookies -- there must be a million more like these. Other definitions are simply vague, like love is a state of mind, or love makes the world go around. And how about the modern classic -- love means never having to say you're sorry? Of course, there is always the dictionary if you need definitions, but the ones in there aren’t much better. According to Webster, love can be a noun or a verb. If a noun, it may be any one of a variety of emotions, ranging from pleasure and liking, to sexual desire or passion, to affection, reverence, or awe. If a verb, then "to love" means "to have" one or more of these emotions or feelings. The trouble with all these definitions is that they center, either directly or evocatively, entirely around feelings, and they are all completely passive. But love is not something you feel, nor is it something you have, nor even is it something which you refrain from doing. It is not an emotion; it is not a possession; it is an action. Love cannot be passive because, quite simply, love is something you do.