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It must be love.
By Arthur Webster of Ask Old Coot
Writing about love is one of those tasks that is probably endless.
Why?
Because every individual will have their own idea of what constitutes love. Over the years I have tried to decide just what love is but have failed miserably. Love is an emotion that defies definition.
If you hear someone say that they love ........... ask them why. Ask them to tell you how this love manifests itself. Ask them where this love resides within their person. If they are honest, they don't know.
Most good looking women will ask themselves how the drop-dead gorgeous guy can possibly love that ugly lump to which he is married. The guy will not ask himself that question because his love does not depend upon anything except his own feelings. Love, today, is a very much debased currency. How many times do you hear people say they love their iphone, their car or their breakfast cereal? Love has been allowed to fall by the wayside as our throw away society encourages the separation of lovers to fit in with the new morality. Husbands, wives, boy and girl friends are all disposable. The seed of love that many of them plant is not allowed to germinate so we now have a population that can not appreciate the strength and durability of love because it never experiences it. True love is permanent but it often does not manifest itself until it is too late - a symptom of, not only a throw away society but also of a society that demands instant gratification. It's all very sad. |
Not a typical love affair
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The depth of love is as different as the number of people who claim to feel it.
Your image of your two dogs is "love being together". That appears to be making them happy.
Thank you for sharing, Arthur and keep up the good work.
Best to you.
Frederick
Unless you can truly accept someone just as they are, true love will not flourish, nor will it last. Analyzing "love" too much muddies the waters and gives way to "what ifs". The idea that it is disposable has a lot to do with morality in my opinion, because there is that temptation to taste all "fruits" that are available. By the same token, no one should stay in a relationship where love turns to misery. Good topic.
Hi Coot. There is a difference between human love, and spiritual love. Human love is emotional in nature so it ebbs and flows to our emotional whims. Spiritual love resides in the heart and is eternal, and unchanging. Spiritual love is the love talked about by Jesus and all mystics. It is also the love talked about by St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 13.
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Hi, Michael,
I believe I am human and I believe that the love I feel for one particular person, who was once close to me but who now does not even exknowledge my existence, will continue for all time. I love several people in this way and, if asked the reason, could not give one. My love is an intrinsic part of who I am and is not whimsical - it is very much spiritual in nature.
I think love is very hard to define. Sadly though as you say relationships which should be built on love such as marriage don't always last the test of time.
 | | odls Feb 18, 2011 10:45 | |
Love is in the eye of the beholder! Peter
One survey of hundreds of young men found that more than 60 percent said they valued respect more than love. Over 70 percent of the older men surveyed made that same choice.
You are right in a way. There are varying degrees of love. The love of a child, and it for its parents. The love a man has for a woman, which can change over the years. Brotherly love, sisterly love, and the love of real friendship. Peter
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