In your own words, what does love mean?

tell me a story on why you think what you do when come to what does love mean ?

I was just wandering around my thoughts and I was thinking about "Love". 90% readers left after reading this word ,hehe .
I am 17 about to be 18 in couple of months. What I understand by love, I see my mother taking care of me , about my food, about my health because she loves me and I do obviously love her. We all are loved my someone in different forms and we love others in different forms.
You know, I love Myself too much and I thought I will never need to be loved by others, I just enjoy my solitude. With time, my belief grew stronger but one day ( not one day specifically 😅), I met a person who is now my teacher and we have very good bonding. I was just listening to some "love music" ( I don't know what else I call should it). The irony is, I love my solitude but I love listening those music. So, he asked whether I am in love. I replied proudly, "No". Thereafter, he explained me about love and whatever I wrote in 1st para was his words. He further took the discussion to the life partner. I was disagreeing initially but he asked me one thing. For whom I will earn, to whom I will vent out, for whom I will cry, with whom I will live till my last breath. I sort of agreed with this and we talked much more on it. However, that's personal to my life.
Now, I believe love is very beautiful thing if done with a right person. Here, that person can be your interest even. Like, in my case it's Physics. Sir HC Verma didn't marry because he is married to Physics teaching. Dr. Kalam didn't married because he was married to his service.
Moreover, I think love can be your catalyst for your growth. It keeps you working hard each time.
I personally believe, "Love is great when the person will be great " . Also it could change your life in very positive manner .
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