It requires action. To love is to do the deeds of Christ. Mother smiled but made no comment. At lunch, Danny found the bill along with 2 dollars and 55 cents under his plate and another piece of paper neatly folded like the first. This story speaks to us about love.
Love has nothing to do with demands.
Love is free. It can only be given. It does not expect anything in return. There are no attachments added. That's how God loves and that how we are instructed to love.