More Than Just Words: How Love Is Shaped by Everyday Moments and Shared Journeys

 It's very rare that I like talking about love. What is love really? I have been questioning about this since I am in my late 20s. Well, I am not super sure on what it is, so I am going to ask what is it and find out whatever quotes I find are good. Maybe love is kindness, maybe its respect, maybe its jealousy or maybe it is surprise or maybe its just everything together that life gives. 


This is what Michelle Obama has to say about being rich. When you live in a house full of love, music and laughter, you feel like you're rich. Wow, richness is love, music and laughter such a wonderful definition of being rich. Imagine you have millions and millions of dollars in your bank account and if you can't smile or laugh, that's not richness but you having millions and millions of dollars and being able to laugh is richness. You must be able to love your family and your close ones. You must be able to listen to your favourite type of music, really understanding the depth of the lyrics and having fun in the music. That's richness to me. Not a superficial way of being rich. But being all you can be at every given moment of life. That's richness. Being able to hold your head high even when you have insecurities. That's what richness really is. 


A great relationship doesn't happen because of the love you had in the beginning, but how well you continue building love until the end. What this means is that love is not just what happens in the beginning, yes the initial sparks of attraction and romantic chemistry is in the beginning phase where we are surprised and we discover new things about each other. But what the author wants to point out is that love is continued work, a relationship is a journey and not the end destination. A relationship goes through its own highs and lows, ups and downs and surviving through that ups and downs is important. In fact fighting life's battles through highs and lows is what a successful relationship is. After a point in life, it's not romantic but it's about dealing with life together. It's not static, a relationship is dynamic and needs to grow every year. 

What mother teresa says out here is that we need to do the small things with great love. Love does not reside in doing grand gestures but it resides in the everyday simple doings. For example, cooking a lovely meal for your partner, or helping your partner out with something else. Giving your undivided attention to your partner or to anyone else in that matter. Appreciating someone through your kind words, more importantly how you act with anyone in the world, creates a ripple effect. If you love others in the smallest and the most simplest ways, that love is going to travel a lot. That person will love someone else and someone else and that will keep on happening. So what's important is that we need to love people in the smallest ways possible. Whether that's by making breakfast or giving a genuine compliment or simply paying attention to what the other person says. 


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