We need to be touched, to know that we exist, and that we need to express and receive expressions of love. It does matter that somebody cares about us. Somebody sees a hope in us. Someone who truly believes in us. The more love you give, the more love you will receive.

Leo Rosten, beautifully answers the question, “How do we live a life of love?”

“In some way, however, small and secret, each of us is a little mad…Everyone is lonely at bottom and cries to be understood, but we can never entirely understand someone else, and each of us remains part stranger even to those who love us…Those who do not know fear are not really brave, for courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

…You can understand people better if you look at them- no matter how old or impressive they may be—as if they are children. For most of us never mature; we simply grow taller…Happiness comes only when we push our brains out and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable…The purpose of life is to matter – to count, to stand for something, to have it make some difference that we lived at all.”

Yes, I do believe we all need to be loved, appreciated and cherished. And only then can we genuinely and unconditionally love others more. ❤️