John Lennon is a genius

Love.

It's funny you know, I remember five years ago in Mrs. Lauck's Freshman Year relating class. Our assignment: interview four people of varying ages and ask them one thing: what love means to them. I don't have my specific results, but here are some that I've found:

According to Yahoo Answers:

"arguing and making up."

"happiness so stong that it affects your body."

"caring about someone more than you care about yourself."

"When someone could puke on or around me and it's alright."

According to Famous People:

“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.”

-Mother Theresa

"To love another person is to see the face of God."
-Les Miserables

"Eventually you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is."

-Gary Zukav

"Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile."

-Franklin P. Jones (American Businessman)

“Love isn't finding a perfect person. It's seeing an imperfect person perfectly.”

-Sam Keen

All in all, I feel like it's something that not even Mother Theresa, Wikipedia, or anyone from Yahoo Answers can even answer. When it comes to love, I feel like it's one of those things that can never be put into words.

Love that I've seen:

A sixteen (and even a twenty) year old's love for their car.

A mom picking up a stray sock for the 14th time in a month.

A dad fixing the car door mirror after a long day at work after your sister knocked it off with her car.

A random text simply showing that someone is thinking of you.

The fourth day.

The lunchlady letting me into the cafeteria for free.

Simply a sunset.

Love that I'm excited to see in the future:

Falling asleep next to your wife after a long day of fighting but still knowing in the back of your mind that you made the right decision.

Everything that having children entails.

And more than I can even put on this blog.

Overall though, despite what language you speak or where you are in the world, love is universal. The more I think about it, the more I come to believe that John Lennon was right, All you need is love. So stop reading this and go show someone love today. Whether it be your spouse of 27 years, a friend you haven't seen in a year, the crazy lunchlady, the suitemate that drives you up the wall (just kidding if you're reading this :) ), or the one who knows your deepest darkest secrets, You never know what a little reaching out will do. You might turn around their day. You probably have many times for me.