The most precious thing in my life

"What is the most precious thing in your life?" To answer this difficult but also frequently asked question, I would say "Love is the most precious thing for me." I do not know much about love yet, but I am pretty confident with the answer. Even though my mother and father got divorced before I became one year old,  I believe that I wouldn't be here if there were not any form of love between my parents. And my mother and father weren't here if their parents and ancestors were not in some sort of love and gave birth to their children, and so and so forth. So I think love gives birth to new lives and therefore, it is very precious thing. Some people might say that children can be born without parent's love, and it is true in some cases, but I think child raising which comes after giving birth cannot be done without love and care from parents and other family members of the child. As myself still being a child, I am confident to say that I am loved by my mother and grandmother, who have been taking care of me since the time I was born. They took great care of me and did their best to provide me with the best education they could provide. Not only the education, but they provide me good food, shelter, and cloth to maintain my physical health. Not only the physical health, but they also keep my mental health healthy as they listen to my talks and cheer me up when I am having difficult time with my studies or relationships with others. In return to their care and love, I also love them and care about them, especially their safety and health. In contrast, I hardly ever felt love for my father and it is because I do not have any experience to be loved or to be cared by him. I do have a biological bond with him, but not a emotional tie. It is not that I hate him because he left me, but I do not have any particular feeling towards him. I am curious how he looks like, but I don't have any intention to meet him. I guess a picture will do to satisfy my curiosity.
 As I said at the beginning, I do not really know about love and I haven't really thought about it. But recently I started to think and feel about the importance of love in my life. Up until now, I've always been the one to be loved and I haven't really question about it. I thought it's natural to be loved and to be cared. However, I realized recently how important but also difficult it is to show love and care to the others, especially to someone who is important to me. I started to realize the complexity of the feeling of love, and now I understood why there are so many songs, paintings, movies, and other forms of creative works to express the feeling. I think everyone suffers, get confused, and maybe delighted by the feeling of love and therefore everyone wants to share their feelings with others. In any case, I am very comfortable with my relationship with my family and I want to love them as they love me. Also, I recently met someone who has become very important to me, and I am surprised by the amount of new feelings I get in our relationship. I think love enables me to stay calm, and to be who I am, and also to discover new dimensions about me. I know I am not being logical when I am talking about love and I am pretty sure that it's shown in the writing, but this is why I think love is the most important thing for me.