Love, continued

In my opinion, love is a level of affection a being has for another. It is so high a level that it has become a completely new emotion. To love someone, is to feel love toward said being. When one is truly in love, they want that someone to be happy, safe and well, even at the cost of their own wellbeing, happiness or even life. To love is not to desire, as that would fall within the parameters of lust, which is not even near the purest of emotions, unlike love. But, love and lust don't clash as both emotions can target the same person. But if the one loved does not return said affection, it can cause an enormous amount of emotional pain and damage, sometimes even actual trauma. But love prevents a person from actively and consciously harming another, as it would pain them notably, sometimes even more than the amount of suffering caused by the one in love. Sometimes, to love, means to let go.