I think it's about time you fell in love again.

These words I mentioned to a close New Yorker of mine. Someone who I indeed care about, maybe even felt love for in this life.
There are many levels to love, and in other languages... multiple words for love.
But what is it that love means to each and everyone of us? Surely there can't be a definition that universally fits.
And what about that old little saying from Sherrilyn Kenyon, "If you love something, set it free."
In my own experiences I have found that letting people go, and seeing where life takes them has a beauty in it's own right. A beauty that one can learn from. 
The other half of this quote, "If it comes back, it was, and always will be yours. If it never returns, it was never yours to begin with," leaves a different impression though. One that I don't necessarily agree with in all of its wholeness. Reason being that one shouldn't think love could be owned in the first place, and second of all... even if someone or something doesn't come back to you doesn't mean it wasn't real for the time it was a part of your life. 
The real issue (so to speak) with love today, is that people assume there is that one great love. That one prince charming. That one soul mate. That one being that completes you. But seriously, out of the 7.5 billion people in the world, how could that be possible? Ideally we should be falling in love as much as possible. This doesn't mean we are always sexually intimate, but it does mean that we are feeling an emotion that evokes a deep connection with another being. This connection allows for the unearthing of a beautiful art. An art of learning from one another and an ability to embrace the fact that we are continually growing. Now... I know this in not fathomable for everyone, that some people do not always desire this closeness, but why limit oneself when there are truly beautiful people, beautiful souls all around? And when for a moment in time one does find that almost "perfect" love... enjoy that too. 

Discover, Nurture, Love. 

To be open.

What is one of the most important lessons to learn in life?
What does learning encompass for you?
Do you agree/disagree a lot?

These questions are something to consider when in conversation with others.
From my experience being open is one of the greatest gifts you can grant yourself.
To be open is to let other perspectives come in...without judgement.
When this occurs, you allow a new seed to be planted. And though this seed may not grow right away, perhaps never at all, it is at least given that chance.

Openness is a state of mind, a physical showcase, a welcoming of life, and a gesture of human kindness.
We all want to find that common ground that links us together.