Love

Love is an essential component of happiness and is regarded in the west as a basic human right, yet we all want to know how to be loved. However, our language is severely restricted by only having the one word to describe love, as there are so many different types of love, ranging from passionate romantic love to the love of a mother for her child. It is a difficult word to define, but we all know what love is, yet what we think about love is conditioned by the Church and the media, and has changed in so many ways through the history of love. When we are in love our bodies and minds actually change, and the chemistry of love is now being investigated scientifically.