the lesson of love

1.	love
	nature's way of tricking people into reproducing when i urban dictionary-ed LOVE this is what it gave me. if you try and look it up in Encyclopedia Britannica...it says it's too complicating to define.  while of course this is somewhat true...the beauty...and the downside of this illusive word is that as much as we try and define it, compartmentalize it, and understand it, the more confusing and  less understanding it is.  so if this thing, this feeling is so frustrating...why do we subject ourselves to it over and over again after we've been hurt by it? if you eat something and suddenly your face swells up to the size of a balloon do you eat it again? if you touch thats hot do you touch it again? unless you are glutenous for pain...you probably don't.  but this love feeling i think is more explained like a drug.  you know it's bad for you. you know it will probably kill you if you do too much of it. but the good feeling that is associated with it is just so euphoric, that you can't help yourself into exploring it.  my problem with love is that its not black or white.  it varies from person to person, object to object.  but to me...love is... -waking up in the middle of the night and covering them up because they lost their blankets... -coming over late at night to try and light the pilot light so it wasn't cold when they slept.  -picking their nose because they have snot -making their bed because you dont want them to come home to a messy room after a business trip -making dinner after a long day of work  -giving a piggy back ride after a long night out...in high heels -doing whatever it takes to make them happy. even if it is at expense to yourself -going to the store to buy ginger ale for a stomach ache at 1am -giving them the last piece of pizza, no matter how badly you want it -and the biggest is the desire to be a better person. just because of them.  these symptoms of love arent scary... but why is the feeling associated with it so intimidating then?  im just starting to learn about love.  but it's a lesson i think that will continue forever.  WDYL