What is Love?

How would you define love? To every age, love is perceived with a different meaning. I am not talking about material love but deep, unselfish love. Compassion and empathy. Not sympathy. Love where one puts the other person of utmost priority to the extent of pushing one's own feelings, wants or needs. Unselfish love. sacrificial love. At our age, what is love? Do you think the quotes below say everything about it?

An unconditional love. A love of giving. A love of letting go  .... remember when we were young and we believe that love conquers all? We believe that loving is letting go???

When we love somebody we do not expect the same level of feelings from that person concerned. We pray for him/her. We hope for the best and we always want them to feel happy and loved. We have no expectations and thus, we are able to feel happy for that person who actually matters a lot to us. Yet, we do not want to hold on believing and hoping that one day, that person will come back to us. It is enough that we do the loving .... or is it?

Love is defined according to one's own experiences, background, the amount of hurts and broken promises, the much loved heart and the fulfilled wishes. Yet, at the end of the day, all we need is for someone to love us for who we are. Accept us with our faults and imperfections. Finally all that we ever need is to know someone loves us .... whether near or far and always prays and wishes us the best in life ....