“The greatest thing in life is love, and be loved in return” (Eden Ahbez). “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things” (Cor 13:7). Love also influences all things. It is a powerful force that drives people to do things they would normally not do. In the news, there are several instances of murder in the name of love or robbing a bank because a person needs money for the person they love. There are also everyday instances of moving cross country for the person you love, leaving the person you love just to see them happy, or choosing another career path just to be with your significant other. In the literary works The Epic of Gilgamesh and Medea. Gilgamesh and Medea prove that love affects a person’s decisions.…
Love is loosely used for anything that fulfills what is currently wanted or needs but feeling true love is more complex than that. Although he was “loved by everyone” for his physical qualities and capabilities, it meant nothing to Siddhartha, who did not love himself. He believed he needed to know more about how to reach Enlightenment to assuage his soul, but actually needed to get to know himself. In today’s world, people fail to notice how loved by family and friends they are because they, like Siddartha, are “not a source of joy for [them]selve[s]”. By learning to love himself before attempting to bring everything around him to peace, Siddhartha found the ability to keep his love for his son and Kamala strong during difficult…
Siddhartha had always considered love inessential in his life because he categorized it as a worldly sensation that the common people simply experience. The wisdom and knowledge of the love differs greatly and both play a large role in Siddhartha's quest for finding the Atman. Siddhartha understood that love was the act of loving another human being, but it was just another word in his language until he had experienced it for himself He found out that he still had much to learn after he went through the worries, the heartaches, and the sleepless nights that one goes through when they worry for a loved one.…
Society expects people to fall in love. That is, society expects people to find a life partner, get married, and have children. Those who do not follow the pattern are generally seen as hermits who sit in their houses with multiple forms of pets to keep them company. This burden life throws at human beings growing up, turns into a moral value. People want to find someone that makes them so happy that their heart hurts when they’re not with them. This would be the case if one does actually fall in love. Love can be a wonderful thing. However, sometimes it can be a devastatingly evil form of torture. Even though it is expected to make one feel content and comforted, love can make anyone feel more alone than ever before. Love is presumed to be a step in life. The expectation society applies to it leads to alienation of characters in the summer reading of The Great Gatsby, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and The Grapes of Wrath.…
What is Love? Does anyone really know the meaning of the word? Does it have a different meaning to different people? In Kipnis’s essay “Love Labors”, Laura Kipnis touches on many different aspects of love. This is a touchy subject simply because love brings out many different opinions and beliefs. Kipnis argues over the fact that in order to have a good relationship and love someone people have to be able to meet certain requirements, which are mutuality, communication, and advanced intimacy.…
Love is an overwhelming feeling, action, and expression. Love is a beautiful thing that helps heal and feel a connection among people, but, it is often that love overrules flaws, inconveniences, and feelings towards people. Love is a slippery slope between danger and euphoria. However, there are positive aspects that come from love, such as feelings of belonging, connection, and affection. These aspects can be used against people, especially in the context of domestic violence and abuse.…
Many people think that civil disobedience is simply a way of expressing your opposition to a law through a publicity stunt. However, civil disobedience is much more than this. Civil disobedience leads to a more positive society where people can feel open of expressing themselves against unjust laws or actions of government. The action of civil disobedience makes a free society where, in Adlai Stevenson’s words, people find it more “safe to be unpopular”.…
Love is an everchanging concept. Throughout the years, the classification of it constantly goes through various changes, and the exact meaning of it is never truly defined as one definite definition. The most accurate method of describing love is examining the countless ways it can be represented. For each person, a new meaning takes hold of the very sought-after emotion. It is through the use of literary works that the concept of love has been able to somewhat receive a label.…
Life has lots of emotions: happiness, sorrow, guilt, frustration, love, and so on. Love is the one emotion which brings in huge changes in our lives and a different kind of emotion begins with it. How can we describe it? Describing love is very hard because in every phase of life, characterization of love can be varied. In childhood, through romantic films and stories, we started to get feeling that love is passionate and when people will be going through it, life would be full of happiness. In adulthood, people’s perception about love might change. Those who are fantasizing about love realized that it is not only about physical attraction but also about relationship, responsibilities and companionship. When ages grow, some people become optimistic about love, some become pessimistic and some of them are on a way to rediscover love. Definition of love can be changed not only with one’s maturity level but also with his/her cultural values. In Raymond Carver story – ‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Love’ – the main protagonists Mel and Terri, and Jhumpa Lahiri’s creation – ‘Going Ashore’ – soon to be married couple, Hema and Navin, had enough knowledge about love but they could not still fully realize it. So, they are on their ways to discover the essence of love.…
Love is defined in many ways. For most people, it brings images of commitment; to some, this image is attractive, and to others, repulsive. Love is not only about romance, however; there is also love between friends and family. Humans crave love. Therefore, we obsess over it. We dissect it, we romanticize it, and we ponder its meaning. Love is an incredible thing. And we don’t know love like we should. The real love, the love that sometimes is difficult, difficult to have, that’s that…
Being in love is one of those life experiences that many people desire. Since ancient times, love has been the force that has motivated writers, such William Shakespeare who wrote o his famous play “Romeo and Juliet”, and painters such Vincent Van Gogh that incited by the love for Margot Begemann, one of his muses, to paint momentous paintings. Paris and Helen of Troy’s love lead to one of the most famous wars, The Trojan War. Because of love, Emperor Shah Jahan to built The Taj Mahal to perpetuate through the centuries his love for Mumtaz Mahal his favorite wife. Love does not recognize gender, color or race. Love can start a revolution in a person’s life. The main effects of falling in love can triggers remarkable physical and psychological responses in the human body.…
Love is an emotion that all hearts strive to feel: affection, sympathy, devotion, fondness, and acceptance. With such a high demand for one emotion then, is it possible to overdo love itself? The feeling is shared between family, friends, and partners, and the yearning to have someone to share those intense passions with is a common goal of many. However, love cannot be sought out, but rather timing is key to its discovery, and the timetable of fate is different for every single person, though some are lucky enough to happen upon their true love at a young age. Yet, the true question is, can adolescents fathom what love is in a romantic relationship? According to the play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, teenagers can not only perceive what love is, but are willing to die for it if they cannot have each other. On a different side of the argument, the television drama, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, illustrates that immaturity can complicate and ruin young love. Another example of teens being able to comprehend the seriousness of love is in the movie, A Walk To Remember, directed by Adam Shankman, which displays that love outweighs all uncertainty in life. Additional opinions…
There are many types of love: familial, romantic, platonic, or even spiritual. In the context of Siddhartha, from a Buddhist worldview, love can bring a person closer or farther away from enlightenment depending on how they look at humanity. When someone has a full understanding of the world and the knowledge in it, they begin to leave the cycle of the world as a result of attaining enlightenment. It takes Siddhartha much of his lifetime to reach enlightenment, and when he does he realizes that loving the earth in its entirety: people, places, and objects, is what will bring him to enlightenment. Hesse uses the theme of love and the various relationships that Siddhartha develops throughout his life to help him reach a universal love, with…
In today’s society the perspective on love has changed significantly. Every day people’s viewpoints of love are altered by many things in their surroundings such as social media, television, school, and home life. The amount of failed relationships has increased significantly over the years. It is very difficult to grow up knowing the true meaning of love while receiving so many messages that show you that most or all relationships are bound to fail. In the short story “The Love of My Life,” by T. Coraghessan Boyle, China and Jeremy are two high school sweethearts believing they are in love but as their lives change drastically the feeling of love rapidly changes to hate and distrust. When everything starts falling…
Love is a powerful emotion humans experience throughout the course of their lifetime. Love is believed to be able to conquer all. Relationships can be tricky, but love should not hurt. A healthy relationship is everything a toxic relationship is not. Healthy relationships are built on trust, open-communication, listening deeply, managing conflicts, and being vulnerable. A toxic relationship is unhealthy and painful and will never work. It does not matter, if a partner is a male or a female.…