Tell me I am to say "I love..." and fill in the blank. The mind starts whirring and bizarre! the thoughts that come first are not of my family members - though I love them dearly - but of things like lovely warm bubble baths, ice cold Dr. Pepper and watching the snow blanket the ground on a chilly winters eve.
The custom of English speakers to use the word love for so many different applications can be frustrating. Even the greek words for love: eros, philos, agape don't cover the extent to which the word love is used in this day and age. To say "I love you" should convey more than "I love sandy beaches". People do know that it means something different, but it seems a shame somehow that it is used for both. Perhaps a day will come when the word is no longer used in such a casual way. I think that would be a good thing!
In the mean time, I'll go with what first popped into my mind but call it instead:
"Some of the things that bring me a feeling of well being ...."
(in addition to the things listed above and in no particular order)
- a warm water bed and a good book
- brand new babies
- cuddles from my kiddos (especially ones that they instigate)
- computer gadgets
- good sex
- ordering pizza
- digging my toes in the sand at a tropical beach
- going to church
- girl talk
- walking and talking with my spouse
2 comments:
A post like that deserves a comment! You sound like an interesting person; I'll have to keep reading so I can get to know you better.
Thankyou
It isn't every day that I get to see "good sex" and "going to church" in the same list. :)
I appreciated that!
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