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December Rain - 12

 “ MP woman googles how to commit murder, kills husband with lover’s help ” - an article title in the newspaper page. Without taking the newspaper from the tea-table, I read it aloud enough for my friend to hear it while we both were sitting on the sofa for our evening cup of tea. “How could a heart full of love kill someone?”, I asked. He smiled. “She killed her husband and not the one she loves”, and he continued, “I think you are attaching divinity to love and hence your question.” A little pause and my perplexed face let him continue. “Love is a tool. It is just another emotional weapon like fear, like humility. There is no rule that dictates the way it must be used. Politicians use it. Religious leaders use it. Nations use it. Your neighbours use it. Your own family members use it. You may be aware a few and might not know about a few. That is the nature of it. In fact, love is one of the oldest weapons that stays unchanged for this long and possibly forever. You can use it for a