The Many Dimensions of Love
Love is a beautiful thing with many parts.
In this Letter to Jil, Uncle Leke Alder attempts to open her eyes to the different perspectives of Love by asking her fifty (50) thought-provoking questions. Find out the reading of your love-o-meter here by attempting to answer these questions for yourself –
1. My tweets today are dedicated to the quiet company out there, the loyal tranquil absorbers of my paragraphs. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
2. My dear Jil, here's the continuation of the story: #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
3. 'And the old man looked into her eyes, like one who could see into her soul. Her naked soul tried to cover itself. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
4. He wore a tweed jacket, the fashion of the fifties. His crushed bowler hat sat on his head, his trousers baggy. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
5. She felt young, even immature, innocent… A sharp contrast to the corrugatedness of his soul. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
6. The artist called Life had turned his face into a canvass, drawn lines upon his visage. They were lines of history. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
7. "You say love is over-rated?" And he chuckled, said "Hmn!" holding his lower mandible with an uncertain hand. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
8. "But let me ask you a few questions…" and he turned to look at her, with kindness. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
9. "Have you ever loved someone, truly loved, selflessly? And have you ever been loved by someone, selflessly? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
10. Have you ever experienced what it means to know that someone is yours? (It's a good feeling!) #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
11. Have you ever had the privilege of committing your heart to someone, knowing he'll always be there for you? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
12. Have you ever known what it means to trust someone…with your heart, your soul, your emotions? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
13. Have you ever wished the weekend would jump the queue, so you can see that special someone? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
14. Have you ever looked into the eyes of another, and found thankfulness, and love, and kindness…and peace? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
15. Have you ever experienced a knowing, on the inside of you, that you belong with someone, always? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
16. I'm not talking about fluttering butterflies. I'm talking about a surfeit of soul… (*He was banging his chest). #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
17. Have you ever felt like someone knows the chords of your soul, the music sheet of your life? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
18. Have you ever woken up with thankfulness, grateful to the Creator for bringing that someone special into your life? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
19. Have you ever been afraid of losing someone…you don't want to imagine a life without him?" #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
20. And his eyes became misty, though the tears refused to climb down the ladder. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
21. "Have you ever felt completely at home with someone, like you've known him all eternity? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
22. Have you ever laughed the laughter of love, that quiet peel of happiness, happiness of soul? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
23. Have you ever written a note to someone, a letter…in the alphabet of joy? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
24. Have you ever looked forward to the pleasant surprises of a lover, the handful of wrapped gifts of life? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
25. Do you know what it means to be married to someone kind, caring, strong, trustworthy? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
26. Have you ever experienced the simultaneity of slowness and fastness of time…the strange clock of love? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
27. Has your heart ever ever gone on a picnic with someone- walked on the beach, your feet crunching the sands of time? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
28. Have you ever known the loyalty of someone, a loyalty so personal and worthy? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
29. Have you ever known what it is to know that you know that someone loves you? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
30. Have you ever felt the comfort and assurance of love at the other end of a telephone line? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
31. Have you ever known what it means for disagreements not to dare touch upon the love you share with someone? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
32. Have you ever looked into the sky, and known that God must love you because of that someone special? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
33. Has your heart ever felt Adamic nakedness with someone, like there's nothing to hide?" #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
34. He sighed once more, heaving his old gait. 'Hmn' he said, pursing his lips. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
35. "Have you ever had a shoulder to lean on, felt the strong hands of comfort on your soul? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
36. Have you ever experienced going to a card shop, leaving disappointed because the words are not enough? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
37. Have you ever composed poetry for someone in the unintelligible paragraphs of the heart? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
38. Do you know what it means for someone to be there for you, no matter what, come rain, come shine? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
39. Do you know what it means to dress for someone, to make up for someone, on behalf of someone?" #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
40. And he smiled. Then returned to the present. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
41. "Have you ever gazed at yourself in the mirror knowing you're the apple of someone's eyes? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
42. Have you ever lived in the cocoon of love and affection, in the neighbourhood of tranquillity? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
43. Have you ever felt the boastfulness of love, the unspoken bravado of a thankful heart that sighs behind the scenes? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
44. Have you ever gone to the movies with that special someone, the plot of the movie a great unconcern? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
45. Have you ever smiled with your eyes at someone, with playful tenderness, and received a note from the other side?" #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
46. And at this the old man smiled again, like one retrieving lost memory from the archive of life. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
47. "Have you ever taken a culinary journey with someone, and the mundane serving takes on special meaning? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
48. Have you ever travelled with someone and a six hour journey seemed but as yesterday? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
49. Do you know what it means to be so special to someone, so special the ordinary things in your life become so special? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
50. Have you ever gone on a journey, and you know someone is fervently looking forward to your return? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
51. Do you know what it means when nothing else matters but the love you share? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
52. Do you know how it feels to have a stake in the life of someone, and to be that stake? Hmn! #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
53. Do you know what it feels like to be connected with tissues of the heart to someone? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
54. Have you ever known the loving appreciation that attends to unflattering culinary effort? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
55. Do you know what it feels like to know that someone is patient with you, and chooses to understand? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
56. Have you ever been with someone, knowing your secrets are safe, that the past doesn't matter? #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
57. These, my young lady are the paragraphs from the love Maggy and I shared. (I look forward to seeing her in Heaven). #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
58. Love is not over-rated my dear. You just haven't found it yet. It's worth looking for. The right person is worth marrying. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
59. And when you find that someone- your soul mate, your life mate- you'll know. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
60. If you want my advice I'd say don't allow your past to cheat you out of love." #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
61. And with that, the old man got off from the bench, leaning on his cane, his hands shaky, like his gait. #Letr2Jil
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
62. And he began to walk away.' And that's the end of the story. Your mentor, LA #Letr2Jil ©Leke Alder
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) November 30, 2013
What is your own perspective on love? Do share with us in the comments section below. Thanks.
