He asked, “How much do you love me? Promise me you will always be by my side.” She replied, “I love you as much as the stars love the night. I love you as much as the sun is shining bright. I love you as much as the leaves love the tree. I love as much as the waves love the sea. I will , I do love as long as these exist.”
Love sets no boundaries because pure love is just unconditional and is forever. They used to meet often and the day they couldn’t, he would look up to the sun in the sky . He would look up to the leaves on the trees that danced with the breeze. He looked up to the stars that were there at night. He would hear the waves lashing the shores. Everything just spoke about love and reminded him of her. He knew she would be with him forever. Love is a beautiful feeling and it makes you feel alive. Don’t you feel happy to have someone who loves you . Love makes every moment spent together so memorable and so precious. Two people who are in love need just each other and can face anything in life being with each other.
What if love means madness? At times it becomes scary when you don’t realise how serious a person is when he or she says ‘I am madly in love with you.’ There is a fine line between madly in love and being insanely in love. If love makes you feel uncomfortable or makes you feel controlled or suffocated then do you still feel loved? He knew she loved him but what she said gave him a different meaning altogether. He was in love with her to an extent that he could never dream of a life without her. He would doubt if the day was gloomy and the sun was not out. He felt alone if there was no breeze or wind that blew. He felt scared if there were no stars that were seen on a cloudy night. He would feel lost if the sea remained calm. He felt insecure and restless if any of these was missing. He would frantically call her to know if she was alright.
Till one day life changed completely for him. She was ill and every day was a struggle for her to survive. He was mostly never there by her side. Where was he? Just looking and assuring himself that the sun is shining bright, the stars twinkling at night, the leaves swaying in the breeze and watching the waves in the sea. She could never leave him as she promised to be with him as long as these existed. She took her final flight with him standing near the window looking out. He had also moved away from a world to the one where he had forgotten everyone around him. Just an assurance that since everything was as it was, her love was with him.
What do you call this love? Is it scary or is it insane or is it both? What made me write this story and share it with you? You might be feeling uncomfortable, disturbed, sorry, scared and sad reading it. I have seen different types of love between people. At times it makes me envy of the love, trust and understanding two people share. I have seen controllable love where one takes control of the other . The latter not realising it is not love but dominance. It is the trust that they have in their partner that makes them accept it. There is love that I have heard between some which speaks of madness. They go to any limit to express their love. What is love that feels complete? Love allows you to grow, to live, to speak and express unconditionally. When there is understanding, respect and trust love grows naturally for eternity. So be in love and let love mature as you grow. So that when you hold each other’s wrinkled hands and asks, “How much do you love me?” The other can say “‘”I am here with you , living the ups and downs because of love. I have made you smile in love, I have wiped your tears in love, I have stood by you and I have respected the person you are because of I am deeply in love with only you.”
The Momma Clan 
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