What does it mean to Love?

“What does it mean to love?” asked The Little Prince.

“It is an act too often neglected,” said The Fox.
“It means to establish ties.
To me you are still nothing more than a little boy
Like a hundred-thousand little boys
And I have no need of you.

And you on your part have no need of me.
To you I am nothing more than a fox
Like a hundred-thousand other foxes.

But if you love me,
Then we shall need each other.
To me you shall be unique in all the world.

Now, here is my secret.
A very simple secret:
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.
What is essential is invisible to the eye.
It is the time you have wasted for your rose
That makes your rose so important.

You become responsible for what you have loved.”’

-- Antoine de Saint Exupéry