All Because Two People Fell in Love

'All because two people fell in love.'

This phrase interestingly sums up my existence.  It sits on a plaque in front of my grandparent's fireplace.  As I sat in their living room, I thought about how inclusive the word all is.  It covers everything.

What's interesting is that plaques like this one are usually the kind you see in newlyweds' homes, not 80 year olds who have been married for 55+ years.

But it is more appropriate for elderly couples to have such a phrase:  their all is a lot further reaching than newlyweds'.  They have more to claim.  They have years of experiences shared together.  They have rough times and easy times, fun dinners, dates, children, and more.  Their children have children which just includes more in all.

I think of my grandparents family:  five children, more than thirty grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, and more coming.

All because two people fell in love.

On Love

There is something special about love. It doesn't diminish when you share it; it expands and swells. I talk not of the silly child-like lusts that most confuse for love, but the deep affection, the pure caring for someone's eternal being. For who they are now in the light of who they could be. Maybe that's a little muddled.

But when you share love; it grows. And it doesn't just have to be shown to the first person to whom you showed love for the pure love of which I speak is manifest in many different ways. To one (and only one) person it could be manifest in a romantic way, but to others it could be that smile that stays on your face (perhaps influenced by your special person) or a hundred other actions designed to bring about happiness in another.

That is the main motive of love: to make someone else happy. It is not given for selfish reasons as the artists (and psychologists) of the centuries have depicted in their works. It is given because there is motivation to be better (purpose to life?) and in bettering the lives of those around you, your life becomes better.

So share it. It is the best feeling you can give someone. Just be kind; that's love. A look in your eyes can reveal the same. All it takes is pure motives.