As the Greek tragedian Sophocles once described, "One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love." Love is indeed a balm for weary souls. When the life becomes too hard to bear, people find solace in love. The smile, the touch and care of a loved one immediately calms the heart. Life would not have been possible without affection. The eminent French poet and novelist Victor Hugo was so right when he remarked, "Life is a flower of which love is the honey". The sweetness of life would have been lost without the presence of affection.