had brought us to this point‚ that any pleasure whatsoever of the bodily senses‚ in any brightness whatsoever of corporeal light‚ seemed to us not worthy of comparison with the pleasure of that eternal Light‚ not worthy even of mention. Rising as our love flamed upwards towards that Selfsame‚ we passed in review the various levels of bodily things‚ up to the heavens themselves‚ whence sun and moon and star shine upon this earth. And higher still we soared‚ thinking in our minds and speaking and marveling
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SELF LOVE IS NOT SELFLISHNESS “You‚ yourself‚ as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection‚” said Buddha. Our self-centred lives may suggest we love our-selves rather well. Yet‚ despite pampering our-selves with the best what life has to offer we still suffer from sadness‚ anger‚ loneliness‚ incompleteness and bitterness. The attention we lavish upon ourselves disproves that we don’t love ourselves. However‚ our insatiate love longing for harmony and happiness means
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Micah Horner Senior Year Experience Book Report February 27‚ 2012 Crazy Love When I first read that I had to do a book report for this class I just thought of it as another piece of homework to write in my daily agenda. However‚ I had heard of this book many times and after reading it‚ am so glad I did. I realize now that yes‚ I do have to write a report‚ which is indeed homework‚ but the lessons I learned from the book mean so much more than that. Where at first I may have found it hard
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called “Tough Love”. Does parental tough love really work?I. Definition of Terms:A. Tough Love Wiktionary defines Tough Love as the compassionate use of stringent disciplinary measures‚ to attempt to improve someone’s behavior.Tough love is an expression used when someone treats another person harshly or sternly with the intent to help them in the long run. In most uses‚ there must be some actual love or feeling of affection behind the harsh or stern treatment to be defined as tough love. However‚ British
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Mother’s Love There are many types of love: affectionate‚ tough‚ sexual‚ desirable‚ and so many others. These different feelings of love can be beneficial or harmful to the person receiving a certain type of love. Some say tough love can make a person turn cold-hearted and resentful to others but from my experience it can make you preserve and think positive. The love I received from my mother is tough love yet affectionate at time; only when appropriate. My mother’s tough love is shown through
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Essay about “True love” „What do looks matter when our personalities will resonate?” (p.50 l.99-101) said Joe‚ before he is going to meet the woman of his life‚ his true love. We expect a human being to ask such a question‚ but Joe is a computer program‚ who has started to think and identify himself with a human. This quote is from the end of the short story „True Love“ written in 1977 by Isaac Asimov. The story was written in a time where computers were a very new invention‚ also the internet
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Unrequited love Unrequited love is a painful experience that it hurts for people who loves or is loved. After reading these stories: Killing‚ A Rose for Emily‚ The story of an hour‚ unrequited love is very dangerous to a person that feels they are not loved from others. They are sad stories but let look at “Killing”: father lost his son‚ “A rose for Emily”: kill boyfriend so she can be with him forever‚ “The story of hour”: feel happiness in one hour before she dies because of disappointed. Killing
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presented throughout the Bible is love. It is‚ in many cases‚ the undertone‚ the overt message‚ the context‚ the commandment‚ the moral to the story‚ the answer to the difficult question‚ and the motive. What is love without its expression? The way in which we express our love is directly unto God and by loving other people. We form relationships with people that we know in a variety of ways and each time we encounter another person is an opportunity to express love to them and thus obey one of God’s
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The Four Loves Chapter 2: Affection (storgé) I. Storgé–“affection‚ especially of parents to offspring” (31) II. Maternal love is gift-love‚ but also need-love: it needs to be needed. (32) Was it Maternal Affection or a more sublime love that kept the Blessed Virgin at her crucified Son’s side? III. Affection attaches itself to what is familiar‚ even if it lacks attractive qualities. (33‚ 32) A. Is often mixed with the other loves‚ e.g.‚ friendship‚ erotic love‚ and seals their gaps. (34–35)
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“The Tragedy of a Desperate and Hopeless Love” What are the limits of love? Is despairing love boundless and its ill-fated actions expected to be understood? How far is too far in an attempt to ease the hurt of a broken heart? These are questions that many have asked since the beginning of time to which no one has ever really adequately answered. This satiating of an intense desire for another result in a varying of consequential results based on culture‚ customs‚ and the time frame in which
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