Love is an emotion.
Emotions are a form internal communication that helps to guide us through our environment.
Connection is a physical reality.

We can love people we are not connected to,
but it takes time and disciplined to build a connection to them.

We can be connected to people we like, but who are toxic and bad for us.
We can be connected to people we hate, and who also hate us.
(Although, it is particularly tricky when we are connected to a person we hate, and they like us.)

We might work well with others, but when we work with people we are connected to everything can function even better.
When our enemy is someone who is connected to us,
they always seem to know exactly where to find our vulnerabilities,..
and how and when to perfectly exploit them.

In the pursuit of greater awareness, or higher consciousness, every person must learn the difference between love and connection.