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To The Person Who Taught Me How To Love

It is a challenge loving someone, but it can grow to be easier.

Ashley Voss
Nov 22, 2016
Eastern Illinois University
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To the person who showed me how to love,

Love is not a game, and you showed me that. You showed me that the world that we live in is not just full of crime, chaos, and crazy people but of compassionate, caring, and charismatic people. I have learned how to love myself, and how I can grow and be the person I am supposed to be because of you. Being taught how to love is a difficult thing because in today’s society there are many things that are not full of love…

Love is not murdering people. Love is not beating on a spouse. Love is not calling people crude names. Love is not changing who you are to fit other’s needs. Love is not changing your body because of what you see in social media. Love is not feeling to need put makeup on because you think it makes you look prettier. Love is not needing someone. Love is not just an emotion.

Love is showing affection to the people around you. Love is encouraging people. Love is lifting people up. Love is teaching someone how to live to their full protentional. Love is seeing the beauty in yourself and accepting it. Love is being who you truly are. Love is wanting and not needy. Love is an action.

I have learned all of this from you and more.

Thank you for showing me how to love and how to be loved,

Ashley

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