“I’m in love with you.”
Man, that line is beyond overrated. I know I haven’t written anything worthy of reading or worth thinking about it, but I think it’s about time. I just want to ask all of you a question: Is there a difference between like and love?
People have the tendency to believe that like and love are to be synonymous to each other. However, there is a distinct difference between the meanings and intentions of the terms, like and love. Literally, the words like and love are continually losing their literal meaning. It’s ridiculous!
The word like has so many definitions, whereas the word love does not. Like is broad and generic in expression. Love is tight and confined compassion. Like is a wide road of choice; love is a narrow road of consistency. Both like and love are affirmations that connect people and places for life. Love is active and dependent. It is determined by action and emotion. Like is a passive, independent term as its meaning is not solely influenced by actions or the feelings, but more so, comparisons.The term like, in several different meanings, takes on many forms and therefore differs tremendously from love, a singular term. Like is often a prelude to love.
“Love in truth is forever and it is active. It is intimate and impacting. Love is one of the greatest emotions gifted to mankind. Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity” _ Henry Van Dyke.
Love’s true identity has been masked by a myriad of inconsistent notions of what love is. More often than not, love is redefined and its meaning becomes confusing. Surely, love includes relative sensations such as admiration or affection. Passion and rapture define the genuine amorous feelings felt when love is a shared sincerely between two human beings. However, these terms alone cannot begin to encompass and define the delightful experiences of true love.
General and unrestricted, the meanings of like pale in comparison to the meanings of love. Love is taking responsibility for others. It is embracing the good and the bad. Love is unselfish and kind. It allows us to set examples in forgiving abundantly. Love serves the greater spirit of mankind. It flows from divine nature. And definitely never changes.
Like, in contrast to love, is partial and incomplete. It is temporal. It is not eternal. It is a form of imperfect communication and is multifaceted. Significant and distinguished, love in raw form forsakes social status and accepts a place beside those we desire to serve. Love is unbeatable benevolence in sincerity and unconquerable good will add infinitive. Then, “like”, in its many diluted forms, is practically incomparable to love as love, in its true form, is unadulterated pleasure.
There is a fine line between like and love, so people get your facts straight before throwing ‘I love you’ around, okay? Because not only do you confuse and hurt the other person, you confuse and hurt yourself.
