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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
L-O-V-E
Define Love.
Can you?
Google tries with, Love: "a strong positive emotion of regard and affection." But do you not regard and feel affection because you feel love? Can you not regard and feel affection with a lack of feeling love?
You can say its acting toward another in a way that expresses your deepest respect, Its acting toward another unselfishly. But is that a definition? That's what you do with it, but what is it?
In the past few weeks I've been thinking about this I've been incapable of discovering a direct definition of the word.
My thoughts,
To rephrase the batman begins quote,
It's not what Love is, it's what love does that defines it.
We all know that love can inspire people to do great things and I could go off on those for hours. So, love inspires people to be great and selfless. But just look at the effects of loosing love. That coming from a lover, a family member, or even a pet. These people will stop eating, talking, and some even stop living. They'll spend all day locked in their rooms, they'll even go as far as to threaten or act upon suicide. Those who think love such a small thing and don't respect power of it are ignoring something that has the power to give and take away a will to live. So is fear the reason for needing a definition?
In my extensive scientific research on the topic found me this quote from my new favorite dead guy C.S. Lewis,
"To love is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.”
Its sad the way the word has lost its significance. In high school I remember that most girls I couldn't stand would say I love you to anyone who made a joke or anyone of their friends they saw just for hugging them in the hallway. I read a quote that said something along the lines of, be careful the significantly meaningful words you use because once you find yourself in a position were you really need the word, you wont have it.
So really I dont think I can come to a conclusion on this. Love to me is the greatest thing there is. What more can I say?
Can you?
Google tries with, Love: "a strong positive emotion of regard and affection." But do you not regard and feel affection because you feel love? Can you not regard and feel affection with a lack of feeling love?
You can say its acting toward another in a way that expresses your deepest respect, Its acting toward another unselfishly. But is that a definition? That's what you do with it, but what is it?
In the past few weeks I've been thinking about this I've been incapable of discovering a direct definition of the word.
My thoughts,
To rephrase the batman begins quote,
It's not what Love is, it's what love does that defines it.
We all know that love can inspire people to do great things and I could go off on those for hours. So, love inspires people to be great and selfless. But just look at the effects of loosing love. That coming from a lover, a family member, or even a pet. These people will stop eating, talking, and some even stop living. They'll spend all day locked in their rooms, they'll even go as far as to threaten or act upon suicide. Those who think love such a small thing and don't respect power of it are ignoring something that has the power to give and take away a will to live. So is fear the reason for needing a definition?
In my extensive scientific research on the topic found me this quote from my new favorite dead guy C.S. Lewis,"To love is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.”
Its sad the way the word has lost its significance. In high school I remember that most girls I couldn't stand would say I love you to anyone who made a joke or anyone of their friends they saw just for hugging them in the hallway. I read a quote that said something along the lines of, be careful the significantly meaningful words you use because once you find yourself in a position were you really need the word, you wont have it.
So really I dont think I can come to a conclusion on this. Love to me is the greatest thing there is. What more can I say?
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