Feb
LOVE is Forever
On this Valentine’s Day, it is well to remind ourselves of the power of Love , which operates independent of the trying times and troubling world conditions so prevalent today.
Love is an essential element of “Life” defined by Webster as “the quality that distinguishes a vital and functioning being from a dead body or inanimate matter.”
Webster offers many definitions for “love” but when one feels this thing we call “love,” no definition is adequate or necessary. It is an indescribable FEELING that is a vital, dominating and motivating component of consciousness. It is an uncontrollable feeling that wells up from the depths of our very being which can often be confusing.
Those of us who have experienced true love can make the distinction between a human, emotional attraction to some finite entity on the one hand and the intangible “animating principle having no material body or form” (Webster) on the other.
Love, according to Webster, is “a strong affection; a warm attachment; to feel a passion, devotion or tenderness for.” When this intense feeling is focused on a particular person, it often culminates in a marriage that initiates a life-long relationship. If this union is based on a true spiritual love it is as lasting as the infinity from which it comes.
LOVE is more than a clinical analysis, so at this Valentine season, forgive me if I feel compelled to express gratitude for my marriage to a special lady who taught me what love is all about.
I began getting that “strong affection and warm attachment” for a young lady I met after returning from overseas during WWII. We began our marriage in 1948, had three kids, and shared a perfect relationship that’s still going strong after 62 years.
1998 Davis and Marilyn Goss’ 50th wedding anniversary
I think ours is a special bond. Since surviving Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and relocating back home in New England, we have had the opportunity to prove the tightness of our bonding on a different level. Marilyn’s condition requires that she receive specialized care in a nursing facility; this necessitates my living alone for the first time in my life.
Our special, lasting bond is based on a unique “philosophy” we have shared over the years. It is a unique approach to life and the resolution of any problems one may encounter.
Since the onset of our differing life styles, I have written a book in an attempt to share our perspective with others. Entitled “The Science of LIVING BETTER FOREVER,” it outlines a continuity of scientific laws and principles that, when properly implemented, assure harmonious life experiences with predictable certainty. My book is available in print form through Amazon or an expanded version can be downloaded as an E-book from my website.
Although we are physically separated, we see each other on a regular basis. Circumstances have changed but the intensity of our love has not. She’s still the same special person she was when we first met.
She is genuinely happy in her new “home.” Her every need is lovingly met by wonderful, trained professional people who have more than professional feelings for her. Little wonder that I have developed a “strong affection,” admiration and gratitude for them. Because of them, I am experiencing a different sense of love on a level that embraces the entire staff and appreciation for the facility’s character and management.
This is not what we had planned for our “senior” years, but under the circumstances, we have much cause for gratitude.
May your Valentine’s Day be as joyous and love filled as ours!
