http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_public.php Everybody enjoys a good love story. And everybody has a story about love to share. Whether it's a childhood friendship, a devoted parent, or a favorite community project, love is the great common denominator of the human experience. Read or listen to these stories submitted by the public. en-us Tue, 10 Jun 2003 04:00:00 GMT Fri, 18 Jan 2008 8:27:38 EST http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=4866 MIRACLE BY CHANCE © Jeannette Gardner (December, 2007) This is a “true story” about how I met my boyfriend (now spouse) on a dating site on the Internet. 15 YEARS AGO: I used to hang out at a country bar called the “Club Palomino”. I loved listening to good bands there, and . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=2404 today i search for the person that's right for me again, a person that will like me for who I am. A person that will like me even if I can't make his dreams come true. But does a person like that exist? I would be nice if that person exists. I would be . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=506 Even though I am just a teenager, love is the same as it would be at any age. It's not puppy love as people would say, it is real. My story is one that touches alot of hearts. When I was 11 years old, my sister (at the time was 16) . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=99 The exams of class tenth are over. Every one was worrying about what subjects to take further. The most popular were science, commerce and arts. I choose non-medical. It was April 1997. I join tuition for Mathematics. I was badly under influence of bad company of lewd colleges. I was . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=98 Online Love Being shy person loneliness was a burden that I carried as a young adult. It was terrible, though was doing very well as an It professional my personal life was colorless. I had never learnt to converse well with females and was usually dumbstruck in a face to face . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=94 LOVE OR CAREER This is the question raised by most of the young girls nowadays in the young generation. Girls now are more competent and lead their life in their own life style. They are aware of the challenges in the society and want to come out of their comfort zone and . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=93 Since age three, I have been hearing voices in my mind; have dreams of personal, future events and had a Near Death Experience. Through these experiences, I have had my life saved numerous times, and had been guided through hints, to meet and marry my true love; soul mate, Rob. As . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=81 My experiences with human love have been heartwarming and heartbreaking. As I have matured, I realize that most people I know are self-absorbed and somewhat deranged. They are fueled by hate and envy. I still have hope that there are people in the world who are sweet and who help . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=72 On January 17, 2006, my youngest son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He was 2 years old. After follow-up visits with the endocrinologist it was also suggested that he undergo genetic testing due to our family history. On June 16, 2006, we learned that he has Wolfram Syndrome, a . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=71 Upon looking back over fifty years of life, I can honestly say that I have known and worked with hundreds of people. True friendship brings joy to your heart because friends celebrate you for whom you are and enjoy being around you. All of my life I have had difficulty . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=69 I will remember it for the rest of my life. I know the moment I first saw him there. I was standing at the counter in the principal’s office. I was sometimes called down to work in the office to do filing and run errands. It was late morning and . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=68 Romantic love is a journey not a destination. The first time I saw his face, I felt as if I knew him. I felt that I was meant to be with him, and despite the fact we lived in different countries, had different backgrounds, we shared a destiny. So today, . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=67 After viewing this program, I realized that I have much more love in my life than I thought. Not the romantic type, but, the other types of love described in this show. Beside redefining love, what I think I learned from this experience, is the relationship of team work and . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=65 The first day of kindergarten for my son Matt. http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=64 Several years ago, after my wife and I split up (pretty amicably, thankfully), I fell in love with my best friend, whom I'll just call 'D'. It was amazing—I knew almost from the start that I had finally found my soul mate. We shared so many interests, cared about the . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=61 I never thought to tell about my understanding of love . Love is an abstract feeling that makes us extremelly happy ,melancholic,etc. It is not easy to describe it because it is indescribable feeling. The love of a mother and her son is utterely bind. Since her son is inside . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=60 I am a member of the Austin chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA). Ever since we were a part of "the Mystery of Love", I have been contemplating how my involvement with BACA has intersected with other aspects of my life. Although abuse has not touched me or my . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=57 Friendship is a word that is thrown around without people understanding the true meaning of it. In our lifetime, we may have many acquaintances but very few true friends. I have been fortunate enough to have a relationship that is in everyway the greatest that two friends can share. In . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=56 my story is that of two men who have been together for at least 25 years, they have been thru lifs ups and downs together and have always remained true to each other, the one moment that i will always remember and showen those of us who were watching what . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=55 For me, one of the most poignant examples of the deep love that parents have for their children is the story of how my brother and sister-in-law dealt with my nephew's serious allergies. He was born with a chronic allergic condition that included not only the usual allergies to dust, . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=52 A story about reading Plato's Symposium and discussing the mutual growth that emerges from successful relationships between teachers and students... and how Plato associated this connection and growth with his notion of divine love. http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=45 This past spring I was having a bad day. I had taught a class at eight a.m. in a windowless classroom, trying to inspire twenty-five gloomy eighteen-year olds on the subject of rhetoric, a subject which did not even inspire me. I'm sure that, on this particular day, as on . . . http://themysteryoflove.org/stories_details.php?story_id=43 Life has gifted me with many experiences of both romantic and impersonal love, but two stand out. The first occurred many years ago in Calcutta at Mother Teresa's center just before I was to work in the orphanage. I was in the prayer hall meditating and what came up for . . .