Great topic, and thanks for the thorough research. I just gave you a thumbs up on Jerry's resteem discord to hopefully help him see it.
I agree with so much of what you've written here and would simply add, love is who we are. It is the first spark of our existence. Not the love of our parents, which may or may not be there. But the love of our eternal nature, which knows us as a part of itself and loves itself perfectly.
Love can be so strong that it can indeed define who and how we are.
Now this phrase is great:
Love can be seen as the ultimate tool to protect life, no matter the place or the time.
Ooh, just upvoted your comment and see that I'm out of steem power for the day! Well appreciated it despite the lack of any change to the amount LOL.