I've heard a saying that would be good to share on Valentine's day, but I can't remember exactly how it went, and unfortunately, I don't remember the saying well enough to look up the exact wording. However, I can give you the gist of it. The saying basically says that everything we say is either an expression of love or a request for love.
According to this saying, every time we tell a joke or story, we're either expressing love by sharing something of some value, or we are asking others to express love for us by paying attention to us. When we ask a question, we are either requesting love in the form of any answer to our question or we are expressing love by showing that we acknowledge and value the other's knowledge and thoughts. Asking someone to do something for us is almost always a request for love, but offering to do something for someone else is almost always an expression of love for that person. Even with just speech, people can express love in many different ways. Love isn't always romantic. Sometimes, love is simply showing that you care.
This saying, if true, can likely be extended far beyond speech. Most acts could potentially become methods of expressing love, and as long as those acts are motivated by love, they will be.
We express love on Valentine's Day, but if this saying I barely remember is true, we can also express love almost every time we speak.
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