There are many meanings of the word love in the dictionary. Many people say that love cannot be defined and some say there is no love in this universe. Love is affection. When the word affection comes to our mind, it gives the impression of motherly love to their young ones. Another meaning is fondness. It means the liking of some material objects. Some say its kindness. Through kindness, love diminishes because of dependency. Another meaning is caring—if love is only caring, then out of sight! Is it so?
The word Love is misinterpreted by the word attachment. Attachment is the most powerful weapon of binding. The first attachment starts with physical body. Then all other attachments crop up. Attachment can be compared with strong glue that affixes the mind and misinterpretation starts with love. Attachment grows when there is pleasure. Whenever there is attachment, there is infatuated love and fear. Attachment brings misery and love cannot bring misery to life as love is bliss.
Then the question comes, what love is. Love is eternal life. Love is freedom, independence and perfection. Love is trust. In every relation the meaning is the same. Mother wants her child to grow according to her choice or her family’s choice. Is it then love? That means mother wants the child to be her asset. The husband says that he loves his wife the most and protects her every moment. He does all the work and does not allow his wife to do anything. Do you think that, it’s Love? He is indirectly making his wife dependent on him. Imagine if he dies or is transferred to other place, what will his wife do then? Is it Love then? She will be in a soup then for these days. Inversely same with the love shown by wife who makes him incompetent when she is away. If parents want their child to study what they want, whether the child loves to do it or not, then in later life will he be successful or happy? If happiness disappears from life, it is not an eternal life. If there is independence and freedom in any relationship it grows in a healthy way. Some mothers do not allow their son to go abroad or any other place for better job. They do not allow son to buy a new house for his family that means there is no freedom of mind. Is this the Love then? That means mother is taking son’s freedom away and then mental miseries begin. Love lifts the person into height of success. Inner talent flourishes when Teacher trust the students.
There are many examples of real love in this world. Love is giving independence and freedom to the individual. Then the person will live to the fullest. Love is giving freedom to think independently by trusting wholeheartedly.