Why do we love? It is a very small question but it touches all aspects of our life. We adore our family, our friends, the ones who enter our days, unobtrusive and become significant. We love places that feel safe. We are fond of things that remain to us even after the passing of time. We are enamored with love in most instances that we are yet to question why it is so important. But the truth is simple. We love since it makes us gain sense in our lives.
We feel love even before we even comprehend it. A baby who reaches out to his/her mother is not wondering about the reasons. They are only seeking warmth and intimacy. This sentiment acquires different forms as we get older. At times it may turn into love towards our friends. At times it is even admiration of a person who inspires us. At times it becomes an attachment with one person. But the root stays the same. Love helps us feel secure, appreciated and noticed.
We want to be connected and that is one of the biggest reasons why we love. Human beings are supposed to be communal beings. It is okay to be alone but only after a short time because when we share life with others, we get its greatest benefit. Think how it would be to have good news when there is no one to share it with. Just the thought of having no one to lean on during a hard day. Love provides us with individuals to rejoice besides, and people to cling to whenever things go wrong. It forms an attachment that helps us to remember that we are not alone in this life walking.
Another is the fact that love makes us develop. When a person cares about us, he or she challenges us to be better. They see through us and we are at times oblivious of that. They tell us we are so powerful when we lose sight of it. When we begin to question ourselves, they make us stretch out to more. It is possible that love is tender, and it is also hard, yet we grow to become what we are with the assistance of both. By means of love, we get to know patience, forgiveness, empathy, and trust. They are not items that any textbook can educate one on.
Love also brings purpose. You may end up waking up at an early hour to assist your parents or do stay up late to assist a friend. You may risk, break habits, fight with yourself because somebody is important to you. We feel more fervent about our decisions when we are in love. Nothing looks like it is routine. Or even the minor things such as making a meal or sending a message are significant when one is in love.
Naturally, love cannot be easy at all times. Sometimes it hurts. There are times we are disappointed by people. At times we lose the ties that we believe have eternal life. Love also teaches us something useful even in such painful situations. It teaches us resilience. It educates us as to what we desire, and not. It also teaches us not to give up and to open our hearts even in our moments of fear. And that is the real power of love to be in willing to give it another chance.
Ultimately, we love, and this makes our life brighter. It provides happiness in mundane times and consolation in hard times. It helps us to remember that we are not only fighting to survive in this world, but we are also alive. Love transforms a regular day into a day to be remembered. It transforms strangers to friends, friends into family and family into our biggest support system.
So why do we love? In the absence of love, there would be no importance in life. Every even the simplest moment is rendered beautiful with its help. Love is not just emotion. It is what makes us never to give up hope, develop, and dream. It is the power that makes our hearts warm in a world that may at times seem to be cold.
Love is what makes us human.
