Desire to incorporate something/someone into yourself?
Not so bad. I love knowledge. I love understanding. I love NY
style pizza. I want to incorporate it into myself. In short, I
"want".
Is "want" always = to love?
Well, want also means "lack". If I want, that means I lack.
I think the word "love" or the concept rather, suffers from a
lot of simultaneous sets of meaning, all overlapping. One of
those "words that tries to do too much", I think By
incorporating into yourself, it doesn't have to mean in a
"nutritional sense" either. It can also mean incorporating into
your daily routine - into your Time, which is also a part of
yourself.
So do you love your cats? Well, you're willing to incorporate
them into your daily routine, if you view your "self" as also a
set of actions that occur over a period of Time.