What is love?

"Love". Such a common word these days... Do most people even think about it's meaning when they say it?
Love is just a word, a combination of sounds, letters and meanings. "Ai shite iru", "I love you", "Amo-te", "Ich lieb dich", "Je t'aime", "Ti amo", what do all these different languages reffer to?
Most people just use these words so repetedly and so carelessly, that they are losing all their meaning.

But what about the reall primordial feeling to which this word is associated?
What about what you really feel when you are "in love"?
What can we call that desparet need to be with someone? To hold that person? That nervous chill in the pit of you stomach all day as you wait for news about that person? The way time just flies when you are together or just talking to each other on the phone? The feeling that you can do anything as long as that person is with you?
What do we call all this?
Yes, it's Love, but this word must be used carefully and with lots of thought.
I could never tell a person that I loved him/her without thinking very carefully about it,. Because it's serious topic to me and I can't take it lightly. In my opinion, nobody should.

But thats why I know that I really love my family and my bf.

We should all take a deep breath and think about the real meaning of love, and of course, of hate too. Because thats another word we use without to much thought and that can hurt many people.

I think every person should try to see the world by the eyes of others. It would avoid lot's of wars and fights and misunderstandings.
We must leaen to understand each other, be understanding and live in harmony.

Lot's of (in lack of another word) love to all