Love is the basis of our lives. It might even be the reason for our existence. To love andto know love is the single greatest gift we can experience. Despite our great discoveries in mathand science, love remains a mystery to us. Yet it is something that is so complex and powerfulthat it guides and rules our lives. Knowing true love is being in a state that is tantamount to bliss.It is as close to heaven as we are likely to get in this life. Without it, our lives are reduced tomeaningless drudgery, misunderstanding and emptiness.