Language of Love

Today, I want to talk about a universal language everyone understands, no matter which native language he speaks: the language of love!

It is no language of words but rather a language of facial expressions, gestures, and sounds. Sometimes, it is as little as a look or a smile, and often, it is a hug or a kiss, or even more. The language of love is something special as it is understood all over the world. People of all nations and races "speak" it.

But, what makes it so special? Why is it universal?

One explanation is that we need the language of love to secure the survival of our race. Without it, we wouldn't be able to breed, and we wouldn't be able to get the emotional closeness and warmth we need to grow up and live. The human race is a race made for social interactions. We can't survive without others, without emotional warmth. There has been an experiment quite some time back (in the 19th century if I recall it correctly) where two groups of infants were raised; one group was only fed and changed while the nurses talked to and touched the other infants. All infants from the first group, who grew up without any social interaction, died within months of their birth.

So, in order to get the social interaction and warmth we need to survive, we have to communicate our needs.

Another explanation is that we sometimes simply lack the words to express our feelings. How can you better say you're sorry and you're there for another person than with a hug? How can you tell someone in a better way how much you feel for him than with a loving kiss? The language of love gives us an easy way to express our feelings for someone we love. It is more accurate than mere words and can say so much more in so much less time. It can even build a brigde between people who otherwise wouldn't be able to understand each other because they speak different languages.

However, the language of love isn't something we're born with; we have to learn it. From our first moment on earth, we soak it up from the people around us, just like our native language. We learn how to express our feelings through interactions with the people around us and through watching them. Treat children with love and respect in order to help them learn this precious language we all need to know!