DISCOVERING TRUE LOVE

The realization of what true love is all about and that you have actually found it.

By Stanley Collymore

 

Someone once asked me, in that questing but

decidedly informal manner employed when

searching for the truth, what love was.

And I gave my answer, which I thought

appropriately covered the matter in

detail. I spoke of emotion and

reciprocal feelings; the joy and personal

satisfaction there is from having someone

special in one’s life to share it with,

and to care for. I even ventured

into the private and intimate

world of love-making.

 

I also touched on issues as diverse as loyalty,

trust, honesty and the spontaneity of affection

between lovers. All in all, I was doing fine

and really felt good within myself about

my explanation. My colleague, for

their part, went away pleased. Sometime

after that conversation, however, I met you -

and instantly I knew I would have to

redefine my definition of love.

For in generously giving yourself to me,

as well as the manner of your doing

so in this new and dynamic relationship we

now share, you’ve not only brought an entirely

new dimension to the concept of love -

you’ve also created a completely new

vista in which our two souls are

bonded for all eternity.

 

© Stanley V. Collymore

13 December 1997.