Love in Action

Two people in love. When one says to the other, “I love you”, they mean “I want to enjoy every moment of life with you; I want to grow up and grow old with you; I want to make a life with you; I will take care of you when you are sick; I will sit with you if you are dying”. In short, they mean “you will never be unloved or alone”. When the other responds in kind, what does he or she mean? There is no shared definition for the term “love”. I have heard stories of one person trading in their life to save the one they love. I have heard stories of one person leaving the one they love upon learning of a terminal cancer diagnosis. And yet, each person uttered the words: “I love you”. To the extent that, even if you ask, you cannot necessarily rely on the words behind the word, you can only rely on the love you are shown, as surely someone else can only rely on the love you show them in kind. Love defined is love in action, so… act now <3