Verb or Noun?

Watching movies, TV, even in casual conversation, our lives sometimes seem dominated by love. Who we love, who loves us, how to have more so we can be happy. Love is analyzed and pursued – with the ultimate goal always just around the corner. The focus is usually on the feelings evoked. Love as a noun, is an almost tangible thing that should be coveted and treasured, just another possession. Who we love or are loved by can be bragged about or taken for granted like other belongings that sit on a shelf until needed. We protect love, yearn for love, dream about love. Love becomes an almost physical entity, an object, a noun.

What happens if we instead consider love as a verb. Love becomes an action, something that we do. Love becomes a choice. Love the noun is easily changed by outside forces. Nouns are able to be changed, sometimes for the better, sometimes for worse. Actions are the cause of change. Love as a verb…. Love as THE verb transmutes into possibilities and joy.

Changing Love into an action gives an entirely different meaning to ” I love you.” No longer a feeling, but a decision taken with purpose. Love a movie? Your new car? Your family or signifigant other? Love the verb is more powerful than the noun. Make a decision with a reason – and Love becomes a concious, knowing action.

I want the Love in my life to be a choice. I choose Love the verb.

This is what happens when you spend too much time considering parts of speech and reading grammar books.