Just as I am

I had attended a seminar recently and the topic of human relationships was being discussed. A question was raised about what does it mean when someone says the 3 magic words, "I love you"? Is it possible to fall in love with someone you've met only for the first time or probably just for a few times?

Yes, it is possible and the love experienced at that moment in time is most likely a psycho-physiological response or to put it simply, a rush of emotions. Usually, it would lead you to want to get to know that someone better and in due course, after knowing that someone better, a long term relationship could be possibly formed (or possibly not as well). That would be the time when the rational-spiritual part takes over; it is the time of accepting that someone for who he/she is, all the good and all the imperfections; it is being able to care for that someone without the need for reward.

The so-called love that most people are searching for is usually the long term kind described above. If that is the case, the only way to really love someone is to know that someone first. So what do you mean when you say, "I love you"? Here is a song while you think about it:

Air Supply - Just as I am


I've had a lot of big dreams
I've made a lot of bad moves
I know you could walk away
But you never do
I've met a lot of cold hearts
I've learned to smile and deceive
I know I'm hard to be around
But you never leave
I'm not easy to understand
But you hold out your hand

*Chorus
And you say you love me
Just as I am
You always treat me
The best that you can
You say you want me, need me
Love me, baby
Just as I am, just as I am

I've made a lot of heartaches
I've found a lot of closed doors
When all the others turn away
You love me more, you love me more
I'm not easy to understand
But you hold out your hand

*Chorus

I want to love forever
To keep our world together
And be the best that I can be
Baby, every time the world caves in on me

*Chorus