Pelo amor divino

For the divine love.

One of the things that I’ve found interesting as I have continued with my education is that the more I learn about learning, the less I am able to define it. A dictionary may define learn as “to acquire knowledge or skill.” But that barely even scratches the surface of what it means to learn. How is that knowledge or skill acquired? What is the mechanism by which we retain knowledge for later use? What about the tools and people involved in an individual’s learning? Before working on my studies, I could’ve easily defined “learn” for you. But now, as I have learned more, I find there is so much more about learning than I think I could ever know.

I’ve noticed something else as I have lived my life. The more I live, the more I love people, the less I know about love. I really don’t think I could define love. I know there are different types of it. But how do you define that feeling? If you read a definition of love in the dictionary it sounds so dry and lifeless – to have a profoundly tender, passionate affection for. Only love is so much more than that. I could’ve easily defined “love” for you years ago. But now, as I have loved more, I find there is so much more to love than I think I could ever truly express.