On the Idea of Love

As I have contemplated what it means to love somebody. Specifically as I have felt my heart move in the direction of someone that I have grown to appreciate over time, yet may not be able to do much about that my housemate steered me to a poem by Rumi. Please take a look and contemplate and comment on what you guys think.

"A thousand half-loves must be forsaken to take one whole heart home."
— Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi