what true love mean?!?

i just have finished reading " dear john" just a couple of hours ago... story quite affects me in some sense, actually i was been blown away by the reality of what love was the writer wants to see and feel on the book. though i know what love is and i believe that everyone of us knows what it is, but in seeing the consequences of what it can bring... somehow its hard to be true... if you choose the right thing that you believe is right no matter how hard it will turns to you, no matter how sadness it will bring to your life, you will still stand from the moment that you declare your decision on choosing what you think is best for you and for someone to the day you are gone...


true love means only happiness to someone you love even though you are not included in his/her life anymore... love means peace, joy and happiness and not pain and hurt ... if your love turns and bring pain and hurt it is not love anymore... you are just continuously bringing yourself to your own forlorn and sooner or later you will not be able to bring yourself out from the darkness that turns to you...


the most part i remembered in the book is when John visit Tim in the hospital for the last time before going back to Germany, this is when Tim confess his love to Savannah and how much he love her more than anyone else... and he believes that John love the same girl in the way that he can and even more... he worried about what will happen to Savannah when he is gone and being alone with Alan... he wants a better life for her and he does not want her to handle the situation that no doubt is coming... he knows how much Savannah loves John and how much happiness it brings to the life of the girl he loves much... he only wanted nothing more than to see Savannah happy with someone like John... through that John realizes what is the best for all of them... and he did the right thing even it hurts him much and it only shows how much love he has for the girl he met way back years ago... he continue love the girl in the way that he believes the best...