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Article: COLUMN: True love can wait, enjoy what you have
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- February 13, 2008
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Ben Badio
University Wire
02-13-2008
(Central Florida Future) (UWIRE) OVIEDO, Fla. -- Love, as a concept, is an amazing thing.
It is the only idea I can think of that seems to be understood by nearly everyone. At times, I feel as if love itself is some sort of nutrient that our bodies require, some sort of sugar that we naturally produce.
The most unfortunate thing about love is that its purpose, its presence, its persistence is entirely misconceived. Society's dominant conception is that "True Love" is something wonderfully mysterious and difficult to come by.
Ordinary love can be exhibited in a little girl's affection for her dog or a man's infatuation with his classic car, but true love is ...