Love is the ideal relationship between two individuals. When two people are in love, they don’t have to worry about themselves, because each person cares for the other. Love is that secret key that makes us forget our selfish interests, and work for the benefit of another, even at our own cost. Love holds the world together. You care for your children because you love them. You work hard to bring home a paycheck because you love your family. You fight in a war because you love your country. You form a union of nations because you love peace. This mysterious force emerges rarely, and cannot be found if sought. Yet when love surfaces it can change a person overnight. Love can drive a man to greatness, or bring him to ruin. Love is neither good nor bad; it is a force, an inexorable power which overwhelms the contrivances of reason and society. As people search for the meaning of their existence, they need look no further than those that they love. In our darkest hour, love shines through, and gives us something to live for. You know love is real, for you have been in love.