“Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine is exactly right when he says this. I have loved many people in my life, but not as much as I love the person I am with now. This quote really speaks to me because of the outlook I have on love at this time. Love is never about the physical happiness, but loving a person's personality, ideas, and passions they possess. People tend to fall in love with one another because of where they are going in the future. It is a natural occurrence that only happens, if you’re lucky, once in a lifetime. People tend to find their soul mates through shared experiences, similar outlooks on life, and how much time you spend with them. But being in love with another person does not always mean you spend all of your time with them. I believe what the author is trying to say in this quote is that love is not just about being with that person, but about sharing your desires of life with them. It is not made up of dates, presents, and marriage, it is all about how you share your life together spiritually and emotionally. God brings the person you are supposed to be with to you. If you have the same outlook on God, you are very spiritually connected. You are more connected through the love of God and not by the love and obsession with one another’s physical attributes. Love is kind and we are all connected through God.
