What is true love? Is there true love?

"True love is so hard to find.. so please be gentle with this heart of mine.." think i heard tis song somewhere.. ;-)

Indeed, it's hard.. and tis often asked question is not easy to answer..


The definition of love itself, not questioning whether its true or false, is already hard enough to unravel.. Still, i will attempt to answer from my perspective.


Love is a strong, positive & lifting feeling towards something e.g. person, animal, things, etc... that arises & exists only in the mind. It can be a feeling that last eternally or it can be a short fleeing feeling that last only a second - come & go.. And usually, love is on the giving side of the relationship equation.


Most love requires external conditions to act on it before ones feel the feeling of love. Few love are unconditional - an example would be motherly love for her baby.

Some love requires time to nuture while others require only a spilt second.

So, is there true love? Well, whether true or not, is really in the eyes of the beholder! To make it easier, however, i would prefer to see true love as unconditional love.. One that doesnt requires external conditions - such as requiring someone to love u back in order for u to love him or her.. True love is unconditional. No need to trade with anything. Just loving and giving that someone or something the attention u think it deserves.

That's what i think what true love is.

And is there true love? A resounding yes! Like the mother & baby example i gave above.. it's possible to have true love. It can even be cultivated over time!

Do take some time to ponder over these ideas i've shared.. ;-)