Symphony of the Heart

AMORE Love in one mind is a feeling of physicality. In another, it can never be obtained without a heightened sense of spirituality. Because to one, love is the flight of butterflies that occurs inside one’s belly, the chemical reactions that occurs amidst their anatomy. But to another, love is far more than mere carnality; it’s attained by experiential knowledge, a comfort that is derived from familiarity. Love, a word so very abstract, it’s been a topic so widely spoken about but so rarely understood. It’s been stated that opposites attract, yet even in that, they haven’t concluded whether that’s bad or good. In our conceptual discussions on the topic, we’ve tried to dissect the definition of love, bringing it down to elements that are microscopic. But all this time the answer was right there, if we only looked up above. Because it is by understanding the concept of Agape that we would comprehend that love is optimized the moment we learn how to pray. The fact is: True Love transcends emotions and it’s actualized after developing spiritual devotion. It’s not obtained from being hit by cupid’s arrow, nor is it derived from a magical potion. No, those theories are just a bit too shallow. Love: Some say it’s influenced by the size of the moon or by the motion of the ocean. Some say that it isn’t real at all, just another unrealistic theoretical notion. But what says you? On the topic of love, what do you construe? Does love come from emotion or is it derived from our intellect? Does love still exist if there is physicality but absolutely no respect? Is love really blind or is it just foolishly naïve? Does society dictate its definition or is it based on what I believe? Amore: In one mind a necessity, an undeniable need. Others say, it points to a road of confusion, on which path the desperate take the lead. But to another, Love is beautiful and is the passion that drives the soul. Because Love isn’t always romantic, sometimes it exists only to offer console. Love: An action, an emotion, or a spiritual notion? What is love? Amore: Affection, infatuation or just escape from our dismay, what do you say? When a man seeks for sex but commitment he rejects, is that love? When a woman fights for a man, claiming attraction to his intellect, when really just trying to intersect …the flow of cash that passes through his hand, is that love? When we pass by the homeless on the street…who desperately need something to eat, but instead spend hundreds of dollars to place yet another piece of covering on our feet, although we really didn’t need to buy another shoe, we just wanted to wear something new, in order to walk in the class of the elite, preparing for yet another date. We can hardly wait until the next moment we meet, being so confident because of the new clothes we purchased and the new shoes on our feet; so while we eat the expensive meal, being drunken by our sex appeal, slowly taking each bite so as to preserve the romance of the night, quenching our appetite, forgetting that the man on the street still has no food to eat... is that love? Love, what is love? Is this love: When we exhibit fake smiles betwixt our church pews while only being nice to the people we choose to include in our cultural clique, thinking that our circle of friends is simply just too unique to include outsiders that don’t measure up to our critique. So as we talk behind their backs, we think that we can remain spiritual if we simply remain discrete; disregarding the greatest commandment given from above, as we continue to sing the famous song with a character of deceit: “Sweet Holy Spirit, Sweet Heavenly Dove, Stay Right Here With Us, Filling Us With Your …Love” Come on, is that love? Is that really Love? Or is it merely hypocrisy? Isn’t it just hypocrisy that’s influenced by a social bureaucracy that we have created in order to satisfy our own sense of religiosity? Aren’t we just running towards a false sense of theology? Because we knew we had no real desire to obtain true spirituality, we just wanted to exist in a state of carnality, thinking that we could serve God who, by the way, exists as a Spirit …while we lack natural affection, being so very concerned about the protection of our social reputation, is that Love? I guess I haven’t really answered the question, but at least now I have your attention. You must answer this question within your own soul. You should know that a person that is void of love indeed could never be whole. I think you know; you know that love isn’t just a show. You know the answers to the questions that were asked; but if the action of love to you has become a chore or even a hard task, you really have some serious soul-searching to do. Because maybe, just maybe…there just isn’t enough love inside of you.