Unpacking The Word Love

The most overused word in the English language is the word "love". People attach the word love to almost everything. I love my car. I love my cat. I love my dog. I love you. But what is love? What is this experience that everyone talks about but is rarely expressed.  We must answer that question because we see more actions of hate in our world than love. People are killed everyday on our streets. The radical terrorist group called Isis are cutting off the heads of Christians in the middle east. Racist police are killing young black males at will. Yet we use the word love as though we really love. We don't really love because natural love, or romantic love starts off with a bang, but has no sustaining power as witnessed in this country's high divorce rate. Love is a feeling but so much more. People jump from one relationship to another looking for a feeling rather than real love. So, what is real love? Lets talk about it.