Saturday, February 14, 2009

Love is...

This is a re-post from TLR, modified... scheduled.. And, no, i am not back yet, just could not miss Valentine's Day :)

That's to all of us who love, are loved or will be loved :)


From all the mysteries life has gifted us with love is the most mysterious mystery. Everyone has their own answers to the question what love is, yet nobody really knows.
How many times have you been asked what love is. And how many times have you tried to come up with the answer which could possibly match all the aspects of love. And how many times you had to compromise with the vocabulary that seems not to be enough to be worth the beauty of this feeling. Countless…

From all 6 billion human beings on this planet everyone knows what love is but nobody can explain as it is very different for each one of us. And on the other hand, it is still the same.

You can't explain what you feel when you hear “I love you” said by someone you always wanted to hear it from.
You can’t explain the extent of your pain when you miss someone you love.
You can’t explain why when you are with the one you love time flies faster and when you are without them time goes slowly.

You can’t give the answers about what you feel, how you feel and when you feel it.


Have you ever asked this “How much you love me?” – question? I bet at least half of you did. Silly, isn’t it? Can you answer this one if being asked? The answers you can come up with can be different. “More than anyone/thing else’, “above all”, “unimaginable”, “with no limits”, “a lot”. But what is this “a lot”?

A lot is more then the amount of stars in the sky...
More than the amount of drops of water in the ocean...
More than the amount of money on earth...
More than the number of humans on this planet...
More than infinity...
You get the picture, don’t you? A lot is a lot... it's its own quantity.

The mystery of love continues on all the way through it. Can you explain why you love someone? And when everyone around says you are a little too good for him/her, why you fight and defense and ignore all this and do love them no matter what. What is the reason you love this person? You will never be able to explain; you can say he/she is sweet, cute, caring, loving… and lots of stuff like that. But aren’t lots of other people you meet cute, caring, sweet? Then why him/her? And how do you know this is exactly the right person?

I can’t find a reason why God gave you to me. But that’s not a question to be asked. May be question is how did God know that I needed someone like you.

For all of us love is the biggest happiness and lucky are those who happened to experience it and those who will. We only shouldn’t forget that this mystery is always about risks and it requires you to jump. Don't be a person who has to look back and worry about what might happen, don’t be afraid of the mysterious thing called love as it is there regardless what we want and what we feel. It is just there.

Love is a feeling, not a decision. You can't choose who you love, you can’t give any reasons for that, you can’t understand why they love you .

If you could it would be simpler... but a lot less magical.


There are over 6 billion people on this planet.
Some are coming to the world at this exact moment.
Some are leaving it.
Some are happy and content.
Some are in pain and scared.
Some are on their way to the office right now.
Some are sleeping.
Some are going out for dinner.
Some laugh, some cry, some hate, some love…
6 billion people in the world
6 billion souls
And sometimes, all you need is one...

And sometimes… just right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy-tale.

Happy Valentine's Day! May you always love and be loved :)

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Anil Sawan Saturday, February 14, 2009  

that was luvly :P happy valentines day to u too..

Anil Sawan Saturday, February 14, 2009  

and did i say, i l uvd the poem.. luvd the last line the most!!!!!

Anil Sawan Saturday, February 14, 2009  

Happy Valentine's day to you swthrt..

Suresh Kumar Saturday, February 14, 2009  

Lovely post. Happy Valentines Day
specially liked the quote *** I can't find a reason why God gave you to me..... ****


Happy Valentines day to you.

Lancelot Saturday, February 14, 2009  

me the first...


beautiful...


Happy Valentine's day...

moi Saturday, February 14, 2009  

wonderful and beautifully expressed... we can never answer those questions like what is love and why we love, its an emotion we all feel deep in our heart...happy valentines day :)

Hemanth Potluri Saturday, February 14, 2009  

lena i just loved reading it 3 times....sooo beautiful u have ritten ...Happy Valentines day for u to :)...have a gr8 weekend :)..

urs..hemu..

Charmed One! Saturday, February 14, 2009  

You have done some justice to the meaning of love here Lena :) ...

Love has no one definition..
For some its pain, for others its excitement or joy :) ...

Its one word that can never mean the same for all :)

You have written about it too well :)

Happy Valentines day :) ...

WritingsForLife Saturday, February 14, 2009  

very well said. :-)
Happy Valentines Day!!

Kartz Saturday, February 14, 2009  

Yep, I remember reading this. The original version, tht is... :)

Beautiful, Lena. Just beautiful...

Happy V-Day...

Peace. Be well.

Sameera Ansari Saturday, February 14, 2009  

Lovely post so full of love!Yes,if we could define love,it could never be magical :)

Happy Valentine's Day Sweetu!Love you loads :*

Lucifer Saturday, February 14, 2009  

i lovvvvvvveeeeeeeeddddddddddddddd the last line!!!!
so brilliantly said lena...u rock!!!

oh n m livin d fairytale!!!

Akshat Saturday, February 14, 2009  

So did you find the one??? :D :P

Happy Valentine's Day to you too Lena!!

May your life be full of love!!!

Take Care

Aniket Thakkar Saturday, February 14, 2009  

Loved every word of it....
A very beautiful post indeed!!!

Can't pick a part I like most... as I could relate to every line you had written! I took the jump... but couldn't make it... But I have no regrets! Sometimes all you need is one!

Unknown Saturday, February 14, 2009  

Happy Valentine's Day. I don't like this day though.

Anonymous,  Saturday, February 14, 2009  

When we are incomplete, something complete us that is LOVE may be.

Khaled KEM Saturday, February 14, 2009  

Happy Valentine's Day to you Lena. This is one of the best posts I read so far about Valentine's.

myonlyphoto Sunday, February 15, 2009  

Oh Lena you girl brought to the table all the right questions, that no body can answer. You know you should teach a course on 'love'. I have never seen someone detailing love like that. Happy Valentine's girl! Anna :)

Vishesh Sunday, February 15, 2009  

true :) Belated V day :)

Nidz Sunday, February 15, 2009  

nice post.
specially the last part. 6 billion but one that soul. its magical n stunning how out of 6 billion we choose the one for ourself,its like saying no 50 5.99 billion :P

Priya Sunday, February 15, 2009  

Such a beautiful post and Happy V day.

♥ÐÅyÐяєÅмє®♥ Monday, February 16, 2009  

and still I m searching for that one...


happy valentine's day to u lena :)

--xh-- Monday, February 16, 2009  

happy V day to u too...

JR's Thumbprints Monday, February 16, 2009  

I should've done a Valentine's re-post as well (http://jrthumbprints.blogspot.com/2007/02/true-love.html). I failed to even mention Valentine's Day this year. Can love really be measured - physically? not metaphorically.

Keshi Wednesday, February 18, 2009  

beautiful Lena!

Love is..this post.

:)

Keshi.

Anonymous,  Wednesday, February 18, 2009  

Wow! Very well said indeed. Cheers!

Rakesh Wednesday, February 18, 2009  

late to drop in here..but wish a very happy valentine's day

Indrajit Thursday, February 19, 2009  

Some are reading this post and getting amazed with the beauty of this post.

Great great work..

All points taken to the tee.

:)

humbl devil Friday, February 20, 2009  

am a bit late for vday...
anyways written superbly...
:)

Anonymous,  Friday, February 20, 2009  

me too late for v'day.
but u rocked as usual! :)

ps: COME BACK SOOOOON! :)

Life Friday, February 20, 2009  

VERY WELL DESCRIBED...LOVE IS LOVE...ENDLESS ...

HOPE U HAD GOOD DAY...

Worishper of love
VIKAS{v}

Jaishree Iyer Saturday, February 21, 2009  

Lovely Post Lena:)wonderful and beautifully expressed...Love it!

Pooja Saturday, February 21, 2009  

"love"ly post...loved that thoroughly...

amazing!!!

Geraldine Saturday, February 21, 2009  

Oh what a gorgeous post Lena! I am so glad I stopped by. So many truths here. Happy Belated Valentine's Day!

Many hugs, G

Akshat Sunday, February 22, 2009  

BEEN AWAY FOR A WHILE NOW!!!

YOU GOT ME FEELING LIKE A CHILD NOW!!!

Lena when are you coming back?!?!?!?!?

my inner world Monday, February 23, 2009  

"all yo need is one"

WOW !!! a lovely line :))

Amritorupa Kanjilal Thursday, February 26, 2009  

i totally loved the poem.
you have a beautiful blog...

Unknown Thursday, February 26, 2009  

I love the poem. Happy belated Valentines to you too!

IncorrigibleV Thursday, February 26, 2009  

belated happy valentine's to u too lena :)
I just finished readin ur story in "The Eleven"... loved it and esp the reference to the best line from Love Story in the end :)
Keep Writing and be back soon!

Sapna Anu B.George Sunday, March 01, 2009  

You are right,from the very unexpected corners of life,love pops up and brightens life, sometimes it leave an ever so deep hurt too.Great to meet you and read you from there familiar grounds.Great to see your published works and do tell me about your first book and your adventure in finding a publisher. will be visiting you more.

Pri Monday, March 02, 2009  

///and sometimes...just in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairytale///

but do fairytales come true??
in reality its almost always that the nightmares with horrible endings come true..the fairytales with happy endings are often restricted to dreams and books :)
love does make us live in a fairytale but is it fair to do so knowing that the bubble can burst anytime...

its true that sometimes just in the middle of an ordinary life love gives us a fairytale (like u said) but sometimes its also true that just in the middle of a fairytale, life is contemplating on a nightmare with memories to haunt us for the rest of our lives...

im sorry for the cynical comment..just thought people should be aware of both sides of love...neways we always go for the fairytale however great is the risk of it being shortlived..we never learn do we? :)

Ekta Monday, March 02, 2009  

aww.,..this is such a sweet post...and every word do true...guess love more than anything else is difficult to describe!

Unknown Monday, March 02, 2009  

I guess, I'm a bit too late in reading this... not the message though... it's so sweetly put across... ' and sometimes, all you need is one... for our fairytale'.

Anonymous,  Tuesday, March 03, 2009  

Love is a very mysterious thing. No one has ever defined it whole and no one will ever. It's just to be felt, not analyzed.

Seeing your blog for the first time and I loved it! I am subscribed!!

A Poetess Wednesday, March 04, 2009  

1st comment on your blog...i stumbled upon it today..generally i dont comment on blogs belonging to people i dont personally know/interact with

Your 1st post caught my eye,a regular Vday post with a difference,sweet!
cheers hun :)

Sameera Ansari Sunday, March 08, 2009  

Happy Birthday Dumbitoo!Love you loadsssssssssssssssssssss :)

*HUGS*

Aniket Thakkar Sunday, March 08, 2009  

A very Happy Birthday to you Lena!

My all the love shower upon you, each day for the rest of your lifetime, and beyond. :)

Preetilata【ツ】 Sunday, March 08, 2009  

i love u. n i love u even more :p

no not bcoz its ur budday but just like dat :p

n yes i loved this post tooo :)

♥ÐÅyÐяєÅмє®♥ Monday, March 09, 2009  

hey happy bday :P
sorry it is belated...

but really from my heart :)

rainboy Tuesday, March 10, 2009  

belated happy happy b'day to you..

have fun...

Dewdrop Tuesday, March 10, 2009  

U have been tagged!!! :)

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