I'm no Dr Love, and have never celebrate valentines.
Nevertheless, come this 14 February, the world will be enliven by the celebration, for whatever reason, for whatever belief.
Probably, we need to have a peek into the meanings of this four letter word, which seems so sacred to some, intrigue to a big number of people, and yet so illusive to others. Well, I will just cut and paste from Wikipedia, since I'm not into the phylosophy of love:
1. a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
2. any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";
3. have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"
4. beloved: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
get pleasure from; "I love cooking"
5. a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"
6. be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply"
7. a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love"
8. sleep together: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
9. sexual love: sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"
With all these 'definitions', where does the 'sacredness' come from?
If I have a chance, I will try to pen down the equivalent Malay words of Cinta, Sayang, Kasih dan Suka. For the moment, just this!
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