What do you bring?

Love

What did I take a picture of?

Coffee date

What does this picture represent?

This picture represents my meaning of the word “love”

By: Corey Wallen

What I bring to York College starts off with my character strength. I bring love

which I believe is very important within the community. Love brings joy which often

makes life on campus more enjoyable and comfortable. The idea of love could mean

something different to everyone but for me I see trust, loyalty, warmth, and safety.

The picture I took has several of the meanings that I think fit the word love, in the

picture you see a darkened edge which represents the warmth idea. Safety plays a lot

in the background where you see trees, because when you think of nature you most

likely think of safety or nurture.

When you think about the word love and coffee you’re probably thinking of a first

date scenery. Whether you are inside or outside the scenery is more than just a location

it’s something that two people share interest in and beyond a cup of coffee there is joy

within the date. Joy is spread through the positive energy in the scenery, you wouldn't

necessarily take your special someone to where it’s raining unless rain is a shared

interest, but beyond just coffee and a scenery it's about how the moment plays out. You

could lose track of time while having a deep conversation with someone, you could be

sharing crazy or special moments in your life, or just casually eating breakfast with

someone you love all over a cup of coffee which I would say is definitely something that

brings joy into your life.

When I think of love I think more of the family and romantic aspects which

include a lot more trust and loyalty. Trust becomes a main priority in family and

relationships, Relationships become easier when trust is involved and family should

revolve around dependability. Loyalty is big within both as well, for family loyalty is more

than just keeping true to your bloodline, it’s about the strong love bondage you have

with family. You wouldn't want to find another family if you loved the one you’re in. In

some cases families do fight but that's a hardship about love but in the end you still love

your family. In relationships loyalty is staying true to the one you love, loyalty comes in

boundaries, standards, and trust. Hopefully if you love someone you will want to respect

them and stay loyal to them because just like a family the bondage is what fabricates

love and emotion until broken.