Is love all you need?

[white knight]

Pick a love song. Most songs are about love.

John Lennon penned then sang "All you need is love" he didn't sing - all you need is to give love, nor all you need is to receive love. He didn't sing all you need is to love a pet and not rejoice at the affection returned. Pure love from a living animal.

So love the word is strong and can mean so many things to so many people.

In the song "what a wonderful world" Louie Armstrong sings "there are friends shaking hands saying how do you do, they're really saying...I love you"

I had a single man as a friend years ago. I'd known him from his age of 38 to 70 years. He would talk at length to anyone willing to listen. Was this what Louie was singing about?

I interpret things all the time and with love as being the only thing we need my thoughts are that love between me and another person or a pet, can provide inner security as if it is a precious sanctuary that through its gifts of affection, care and whatever rocks your boat with love downloads to other things. We can be bouyed by love, inspired, sexually content, etc and let's not forget that when you unite with that person as a live in partnership your chores are halved as are some financial benefits. A bit off track but there are 'spin offs" that can contribute towards happiness.

Happiness, whether it means you prefer to live alone with your pet or in unity with a partner or talking to other people...its love and its essential to most of us.

Several weeks ago I was in Katherine NT on my round oz trip. With car issues I'd fallen into a dark place. I met an indigenous man sitting on a naturestrip. He told me his uncle and subsequent ancestors were the original owners of the land of which I stood. He stood up. I grasped the opportunity to say "I honour your ancestors". He hugged me. Never before had I felt such unexpected love. " can you give me a lift home"? He asked. I had to let him down as I had no car.

I returned to our caravan really elevated. My wife saw a profound change in a short period.

Love can heal, bring happiness, divert your confused mind and provide others of which you give love to, an opportunity to receive it from them. But expect nil reward.

It is priceless. Seek it, live by it, cradle it and show it. Some strangers wait for it, give it to them (compliment?). Lead the way,.it is then infectious.This way of life, attitude, will help you with your strategy of staying well, a positive development.

Lennon was right. Your thoughts?

Tony WK

[geoff]

hi Tony, a good strong comment because the 'love' is a word we can say as a gesture or it could mean as the absolute affection and wanting to express our true feelings, but I think that both of these could be linked together.
I really love my puppies, now Moo-Moo and before Tessie, but do they feel it when we say we love them or is giving a warm pat or a snack mean that we love them, yes, the same as throwing a ball or any other activity we know they love.
We often cry when a song we listen to frequently has the word 'love' because we can assimilate with what the words are being sung, that's why we keep playing it over and over again, because we can connect that song/words with ourselves for someone else, and if this happens then we know what love means.
A song I often play is 'The Power of Love' originally by Ceiline Dione but others have sung it as well and when I start to cry then that means I know what the word LOVE is.
When we are first married or in a relationship then how much are we in love, devoted probably being on 'cloud 9 would describe it better but as time passes we still say love to each other but it has a different meaning to it.
We often say LOVE to our friends but it doesn't mean in a sexual way but a truly caring and wanting to stay friends with them, again it's an affectionate way to use the word love towards them. Geoff.