In my many experiences both good and bad I have learned there is a definite meaning of the word love. Some know it, but only a few obey it and those who have bad experience blame “love” but let me tell you, love is not the blame. When a person uses a gun to kill someone, no one blames the gun, the gun did not say, “hey let’s go kill someone!” so they rightfully place the blame on the person holding the gun, but not the gun. Think likely so, that love is like a gun, but when a person misuses love as they would a gun, rather they blame love instead of the person holding the weapon in this case, love is the weapon, love did not say, “Hey, let’s go break someone’s heart!” so when a new love comes, they will blame love and hold back opening their heart to love once again. The definition of love should be fully understood so you can see where love is not the criminal, but love is also a victim when it is used inappropriately on an innocent heart, much like the gun when someone is killed the gun too is innocent of any wrongdoing. When you see that the meaning of love is a tool or instrument designed to learn, obtain, validate and encourage, that is the …show more content…
So the duty of love is this, take the time to see what the needs of the one seeking love are. In the words of the poet Walter Rinder, he says the first element of love in his poem “Spectrum of Love” is the element of communication, “If you are lonely and need me, I will be there. If in that loneliness you need to talk, I will listen. If you need to listen, I will talk.” No one falls in love just to be ignored, they give love in hopes it will be returned with the same effort it is given, and that effort begins with listening…Do you hear what I just said? Are you listening to your