We cannot touch, feel or see love. When I think of love a popular bible verse comes to mind and that is 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, and it does not keep record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always trusts, always perseveres. Love never fails.”

Like Versus Love

Today we are living in the 21st century and love has become a fuzzy idea in our minds. We need to define what does “like” mean and what does “love” mean. Like is described as feeling an attraction, it speaks to the physical. You find that a person likes the other because of their physical appearance and features. Like is dependent on conditions. Liking is conditional. Like is like infatuation it quickly vanishes away like vapor.

Love, on the other hand, is different, love is defined as feeling a deep affection for someone. Love is both spiritual and emotional, it is something that is intangible that is difficult to sense that easily. Love can be shown in deeds and actions, words are not enough to assure the next person that you love them. It’s your actions that reveal to a person that you love them. So next time you are confused, know that there is a fine line between love and like, never confuse the two.

Turia Pitt and Michael’s love story: A true Fairytale

In my own opinion, Turia and Michael’s love story sounds like a fairytale. Turia is a well-known celebrity who is a model. She came to South Africa one time to run in the ultramarathon in Kimberly. Not knowing that she will be caught up in a grass fire that would burn 65% of her body. Causing her to lose her fingers and thumb on her right hand and spend five months in hospital this is according to an online report on Chloe’s blog.

Michael, Turia’s boyfriend sacrificed his job to take care of her. That is true, sacrificial and unconditional love. He did not just fall in love with the idea that she was a model and became attracted to her physical body. Michael was not just in love with her pretty face, he loved Turia’s beautiful soul. Unfortunately love like this is rare to find. Love nowadays is more about hook ups, there was a time love was about writing love letters but today love is more about texts. Love nowadays is more about sex than intimacy. People lack spiritual connection with one another.

Today’s Value of Love

Like currency the love of today has dropped to zero. Today love is overshadowed by the concept of blessers. A blesser according to many definitions online describes a blesser as someone, usually an older man or woman who provides things like money, expensive gifts and luxurious trips to young women or men for sexual pleasures. Love has become more transactional these days, it’s more of what can I get from you instead of how can we treat each other better in this relationship.

Is it possible to find true love in the 21st century?

Love is a rare gift, when you find it, treasure it. One thing I can say about love these days is that its little things that count. One of the important things ladies should do is to stop self-sacrificing themselves and be needy in order to be accepted, but should have a philosophy that they don’t need to seek for true love, true love will find them.

Tell us: What does true love mean to you?