What is 'LOVE'?

it is a word
it is an expression
it is a feeling
it is a bond betweeen people
it is a desire
it is a passion
it is actions
it is forbidden
it is painful
it is lust
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just what is it? has the modern world corrupted its real meaning? what are people thinking when they use this word? does this set you thinking?