Love is not a pretty, wispy, fluffy cloud of a feeling; something that floats happily along in calm, blue skies, only to be torn apart and scattered by an angry gust of wind eventually.
True Love, aka Agape ("selfless love", greek) - A verb zaidi than a noun. An action/commitment, not a feeling. True Love, though often associated with romance, is not always romantic...nor is it Romance in and of itself. True upendo goes far beyond romance. In fact, it's zaidi about friendship than romance. Roses and candlelight come and go; but a deep friendship can last a lifetime.
It isn't about fireworks au warm, fuzzy butterflies in your stomach. It's simply about knowing the best, the worst and the just-plain-weird about someone and sticking to them ANYWAY.
It can be between Marafiki and family...
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