True Love
In this world,there are so many people in search of their “true love”. Half the people can’t even define what love is despite they being in a relationship. Though I agree with the fact love can mean different for different people,yet people are mistaken most of the times. Problem that still remains is that how to differentiate between true love and infatuation. People are so mistakenly calling anyone with whom they are in a relationship with, their true love which has diluted the actual meaning of love. Love isn’t such a small deal that it will happen 3 times in the same month but believe me the modern world is sometimes making it more faster than this also. People are hardly ready to check their infatuation and calling it love.
Actually irony is that even if its infatuation, and if its got them into a relationship and that relationship is surviving somehow they will start calling it love and the moment it breaks its infatuation. Even though one can derive true love even from infatuation, yet for that to occur it takes quite a lot of time and acceptances which people are hardly able to find this day. The term “I Love You” has been used so lightly that people really need to start appreciating what it means.
August 26, 2008 at 3:48 pm
ah but that’s what love is
love is blind
love is definatly reasonable
but in it’s worth it to us
because it’s all we have
thanks for the comment btw
August 26, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Interesting view, and I agree the phrase “I love you” holds no real meaning much to often, it becomes a custamry meaning, a token gesture, a means to an end. The real meaning of the words the hidden beauty of this concept (if indeed it does exist) becomes lost forgotten and one more aspect of life, this crazy world in which we live looses its meaning, and gets lost in the chaos we choose to call life!
September 9, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Trinity of Love*
Love is a feeling – most people have felt it in some way or another. It can feel like excitement, happiness, stage fright, gratefulness, wonder, victory and exhilaration all at the same time. The mix of emotions changes over time, and is never exactly the same from relationship to relationship.
Love is a decision – a conscious choice to believe, a leap of faith. That is “the falling in love”, letting go of your doubt and truly believing in the love you feel. Which is something you can’t touch or see, and requires you to have faith in your feelings and trust in the feelings of someone else. It is in this decision that you take ownership of your love.
Love is an action – to truly believe is to act on your faith. Your actions and your beliefs must be in sync or you will no longer believe. The feelings of love are rekindled and reinforced when you act lovingly toward someone, and they in turn may act lovingly toward you. Love is something you do. It’s a verb not a noun.
Love is a circle – of feelings-decisions-actions. A never ending spiral staircase, building upon itself. Just as a plant requires earth, water, and sun, love needs all three aspects to stay alive. Love can start with a feeling, with a decision, or with an action, but then it will need to engage the other aspects for it to grow.
Love can be broken when emotions are suppressed, or doubt replaces faith, or when complacency replaces action. It can survive for a while with only one, but will never thrive with out all three.