What’s In a Word? Love…

by Valerie Gillies

“That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet” – Emily Dickinson

This is Love Month.  Such a loaded word.  Some languages have many words for love.  Ours has one.  The word that we used as teenagers, with the “o” shaped like a heart to describe our racing pulse and new-found obsession with the object of our desire, is the same word that is used to describe connection with the Almighty and car preferences. That’s a lot for four letters to take on.  But, perhaps one word is the best option, since “love” includes more possibilities than a million words could cover.  Might as well stop at a single word and increase the definitions. […]