True love is selfless and pure.
Love is an emotion that we all yearn for. Right from the day we are born we crave love. Little babies who just enter this world are unaware about what goes on around here. If there is one thing that they understand, it is love. They understand nothing else but love and crave for it. They long to be with their parents and grandparents as they can feel the love and warmth by their touch and behaviour. They hesitate and cry when a stranger picks them as the love quotient is lower or at times not there at all. The mother-child relationship is said to be the strongest. The sole reason for it is love. There is immense love involved. The mother loves the child selflessly and the later reciprocates this love. As we grow up, we make friends, are introduced to teachers, relatives, neighbours and many other people. What is it that draws or repels us from a person? It is his nature. A person with a kind and loving nature is loved by all. For instance, a teacher who is loving and supporting is loved by the students while one who is harsh is not liked by anyone. Similarly, we love those relatives who love us and treat us nicely. We look forward to meet them and feel happy in their company. Thus, love is the basis of every relationship. A place where people love each other is peaceful and beautiful. Love and affection are often used simultaneously. These are both essential to build long lasting relationships. Relationships those have love and affection along with other things such as mutual trust, honesty and care are the best relationships. These emotions are not only essential for romantic relationships but to strengthen familial bond and friendships too. Love and affection are two different emotions though they often overlap. While affection can be defined as a liking for another person owing to the qualities he/ she possesses love is a deeper emotion. Loving a person means accepting them with all their vice and virtues. It involves caring for them and standing by them during their thick and thin. True love is selfless and pure. It does not demand anything in return. However, a relationship where the flow of giving and receiving love is in equal balance lasts longer and is more satisfying. Just as love is essential to build a long lasting relationship so is affection. Love without affection can make any relationship dull and lifeless. Showing affection towards the other person is of utmost importance. This is true for every relationship. It is the key to a happy relationship. For instance, parents love their children. They make sacrifices and fulfill all their duties and responsibilities towards their children selflessly out of their love for them. However, merely paying the children’s school fee, buying dresses for them and cooking food for them is not enough. Children long for love and affection. In order to develop a strong parent-child bond it is essential to spend time with them, listen to them, give them attention and make them feel loved. Where there is love there is affection and where there is affection there is room for love to penetrate. Love and affection often coincide and depend on each other. Both are essential for a loving and fulfilling relationship.
Akhil kumar Swain