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Love Love is the binding force of the universe. In its various manifestations it is magnetism, gravity, what scientists call the strong gravitational force (the force that binds atoms together), it is the power that binds a mother to her child and, in its most sublime form, the force that attracts humans to their creator. Then there is being in love. Researchers have found that love produces endorphins. These are the so-called ‘feel-good’ hormones that are associated with the highs of drugs and with exercise. Being ‘in love’ can be addictive. The ancient Greeks had a very good understanding of psychology and their gods were similar to the Jungian idea of archetypes. Each god was the expression of a human characteristic. This is why they were apparently so human in actions. The god Cupid was the god of love and with his arrow could cause a person to fall in love. But this love was being in love with love. When people go through puberty they have a rush of hormones. These hormones cause terrific highs and lows. If the high is associated with a person usually as a result of a sexual rush, this can cause an infatuation to take place. Being with the person causes a rush of endorphins, and the high becomes associated with this person and so it causes a rush when you see them and so on. It’s similar to the high from a drug but longer lasting. This is being in love with love. This state, however, can be the building block to a more substantial love. I've mentioned before about how marriage can bring out attributes in people and help them to develop themselves. This leads to developing from being in love, or being infatuated, to real love. The ultimate in love, love in its most sublime form, is love of God. As the great Sufi mystic, Jalaleddin Rumi put it "I'm in love - but with whom?"