Love, Sweet Love

Love. A disease that has plagued the hearts of millions since the beginning of time. For some, it's welcome. For others, that is not always the case. If you turn on the radio, you will probably hear a love song. If you watch a movie, it will probably have something about falling in love or breaking up. As Shyla said, ultimately, human beings want to be accepted and loved. And when the love of our family doesn't always suffice, we look towards friends and members of our gender or the opposite gender for love and comfort. Time and time again, we've been told that we cannot choose who we love. We cannot choose our family, and we cannot always choose those who we fall for. Everywhere we go, we are bombarded with images of picture-perfect love. A fairytale sort of thing. However, once we grow up and realize that fairytales aren't always possible, we are thrust into the world of reality. The world where love is less than perfect, and where people are often subject to unrequited love.

Love is such a small word to describe the power that the emotion has. Love can change the world. Love can make a fool out of someone. It can make someone change who they are, simply to make their sweetheart happy. Love is risky. When one falls in love, they risk losing a piece of themselves. Sometimes, that risk is worth taking. But sometimes, it's not. I believe that the risk is worth taking when the love is true. I believe that when love is true, you can never lose it. The problem is that lust and infatuation are often mistaken for love. And when that happens, things can get ugly. I'm not saying that there aren't problems in love; problems arise, no matter what aspect of life one is in. The difference is, that in love, one should be willing to work through them. It has been said that most people only find true love once, if even that; only the lucky ones can find it more than once. But if it usually comes around only once, shouldn't you try to make the best of it when it does come around?