Love is a beautiful thing. Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed of the day that I would meet the man of my dreams and we would live happily ever after. To this day, I still find myself delighted and in awe with love. Call it a crime but occasionally escaping reality, by putting my “hopeless romantic shades” on, is my kind of living. For example, I thoroughly enjoy looking at complete strangers’ engagement photography blogs and wedding videos despite my insanely-busy schedule. It is so fascinating to see who people decide to share the rest of their life with and even more interesting to hear why. I cannot help it… I am a romance-supporting, love-observing, chick-flick lovin’ kind of a girl. There is something about someone selflessly giving up everything they have for another person that so sparks my interest.
There are billions of individuals on this Earth, no two individuals are exactly the same…not even identical twins…and yet every single person who has ever lived has the potential and yearning to love and be loved. Some have lost hope in finding love. As told by the increasing divorce statistics, marriage is hard to maintain. However, today, more than ever, it is important to realize that love is a verb; it is something we must do to feel. We do not simply fall in and out of love. Prince Charming will ride as quickly out of the relationship, on his white stallion, as he did in…if no work or effort is put into fostering the relationship.
Elder Groberg described why love is a universal joy:
“Men give various reasons, but the real reason is that every person who comes to earth is a spirit son or daughter of God. Since all love emanates from God, we are born with the capacity and the desire to love and to be loved. One of the strongest connections we have with our premortal life is how much our Father and Jesus loved us and how much we loved Them. Even though a veil was drawn over our memory, whenever we sense true love, it awakens a longing that cannot be denied. Responding to true love is part of our very being. We innately desire to reconnect here with the love we felt there. Only as we feel God’s love and fill our hearts with His love can we be truly happy.”
In five days, I will be 21. I cannot believe I have already been alive for 21 years! The people and places I have lived have enabled me to discover countless beauties of life. One beauty I have better acquainted myself, in the recent years of my life, is…LOVE. From the “butterflies” of the grade school crushes to the deep, powerful love that gives reason to life, my little heart has endured quite a spectrum of feelings for one of my age. I would not trade one single memory, heartache, or love-filled relationship, for I am deeply grateful and humbled to have the depth and knowledge I acquired from each one. I anticipate my definition of love to be built upon and enhanced in 50 years [“Then” by Brad Paisley articulates this concept]. Although I am still very young and far from the wisdom of my elders, I did not know a heart could experience so much love and yet also survive so much heartache and still keep pumping. There are times where I feel like I am drowning in the vast pool of feelings contained within my heart. Yet, I cannot help but marvel at the grandeur of our hearts and the ability we have to feel love.
In five days, I will be 21. I cannot believe I have already been alive for 21 years! The people and places I have lived have enabled me to discover countless beauties of life. One beauty I have better acquainted myself, in the recent years of my life, is…LOVE. From the “butterflies” of the grade school crushes to the deep, powerful love that gives reason to life, my little heart has endured quite a spectrum of feelings for one of my age. I would not trade one single memory, heartache, or love-filled relationship, for I am deeply grateful and humbled to have the depth and knowledge I acquired from each one. I anticipate my definition of love to be built upon and enhanced in 50 years [“Then” by Brad Paisley articulates this concept]. Although I am still very young and far from the wisdom of my elders, I did not know a heart could experience so much love and yet also survive so much heartache and still keep pumping. There are times where I feel like I am drowning in the vast pool of feelings contained within my heart. Yet, I cannot help but marvel at the grandeur of our hearts and the ability we have to feel love.
I now am at the age where I am selecting my own “Prince Charming” to have a “Happily Ever After” for eternity. Despite surmounting decisions to make and complicated circumstances, I refuse to believe that I, too, cannot have a beautiful love story. I refuse to let the decisions I have to make and the fear of the unknown paralyze me and hinder my succession of such a dream.
Love is beautiful. Love is real. Love is a choice.
Happy endings are not just in fairy-tales.
With trust in God, my fairy-tale can become a reality.
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