Do you believe in love?

Question

I don't believe in love
It's never worth the pain that you feel

Answer 1

You're Lebanese, right?

Do you know your greatest poet, Khalil Gibran?

(Extracts from The Prophet [section - Love])

"When love beckons to you follow him,

Though his ways be hard and steep,

And when his wings enfold you yield to him

Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.

And when he speaks to you believe in him,

Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so he is for your pruning.

,,,,,that you may know the secrets of your heart.....

But if in your fear you would know only love's peace and love's pleasure

Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing floor,

Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.

.....And think not you can direct the course of love; if it finds you worthy, it will direct your course.

Love has no other desire but to fulfil itself.

.....To know the pain of too much tenderness.

To be wounded by your own understanding of love,

And to bleed willingly and joyfully....."


From the same work, [section Joy and Sorrow]

....Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.

.....The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.

.....And when you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you will see that it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.

.....When you are sorrowful, look again into your heart and you will see that in truth, you are weeping for that which has been your delight.....

http://leb.net/gibran/works/prophet/prophet.html

Answer 2

"Love" can be an incredible thing when is mutual but can be very painful when is not. Many people have different definition regarding love. For some love is loving the other person unconditionally and to find that it takes time. Many factors can contribute to love it all depends on your values, believes, history, etc. But love is a beautiful thing because without it is very lonely. There is a saying that goes, "is better to love than to never not love. Be guessing what if this relatioship did worked out if I gave it a try. But don't get me wrong many ppl don't wanna take a leap and wanna just let love pass them by and don't wanna deal with it. But like everything love much and if it doesn't work out is okay because at least you tried and that is what really matters. And know your not alone we all go through love hardships.

Answer 3

Yes, I believe in love. You believe in love too, or you would not feel such pain that it is missing in your life. The thing you have to remember at a time like this, is that love is an emotion which only reaches it's fulfilling potential when being given. Read that again :o). Love received pales beside love given. Here is the other part of that: love given does not have to be received to be of value. Think back over your life. Many have loved you and perhaps you did not return that love with the same enthusiasm with which it was given. For example, as a toddler you were a veritable vacuum sucking up love left and right. Someone has rejected your offered love. That's ok, because it will not be forever. If you can manage to remain a loving person, sooner or later (and it is usually sooner) you will be loved by someone worthy to receive your love. Life is a process. In order to understand how much we want and need something we have to feel the pain of not having it, else how would we understand it's importance to us? Don't give up and become a bitter, cold, unloving person ... give in and allow yourself to love again, else you will always feel the pain of it's lack as you do now. One cannot erase love simply because it hurts to lose love. The last point I want to make is that when you feel the pain of not being loved by the object of your love, you haven't truly lost love, only the idea of love. Real love is still out there. Once you have real love, you won't lose it, because real love just doesn't work that way. Real love, once given, cannot be taken back. Feel your pain, allow yourself to understand it, then move on and next time, be a little slower, a little more patient and a little more careful about whom you offer yourself to. It will work itself out. You'll see. One thing I have learned for certain in my life: being rejected only hurts for a while and it has never killed me, although for a while I felt like dying! Looking back, it has been worth it to continue to love. Hang in there ... life really does get better.

Answer 4

yes i believe in love, but not the dramatic stuff that the movies feed you(you know!!! earth shakin and fire works and all that stuff).you feel the pain because you care and it means something to you,
the more you care (and love) the greater the pain.
i believe that it's all the little stuff that adds up.
it's the thing that keeps you going in your dead end job,doin the same thing day in day out.
it 's the hugs and kisses, the hand holdin, the cuddlin and it's not just your partner ,but your kids as well.it's not just the big stuff, the diamond rings, the huge bunches of red roses(very superficial) the being there when needed, the friendly shoulder, the warm hugs,the silent companionship when you just don't feel like talkin.
well!! hope you really find yours.
God bless,
gabe

Answer 5

Sounds like you've just been hurt. One of these times, you will fall in love, and it won't end in pain. And even if it does, you need to live each moment feeling appreciative of the moments you have felt love and given love. It's what makes life worth living. Hang in there.

Answer 6

well my friend,love is not just betweeen a gf or a bf...love finds its place at every peculiar strata at every small place...love is what tahes a pregnant woman through those gruelling 9 months...thers pain..but the love overceddes the pain and makes it sweeter...so isnt it woth the pain???

well there could actually be many egs to it...what m trying to convey is that its your perception of love that makes u feel that its not worth...its when ur expectations overtakes your worth that u start questioning someone else's love...

m not denying that love doesnt have pit falls...it surely does...but at the end it will be ur love that wud help u to climb back...else u wud feel falling in a deep,dark,never ending ditch..

"love and u will feel loved"

Answer 7

You can love or you can hate. One brings only anger and pain. The other, though painful at times, brings so much happiness and joy if done right (unconditionally, unselfishly).
The source of love and the only one who truly loves unconditionally, is God. He showed His love for us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Greater love has no man than he who would give his life for a friend. Christ died for you because He loves you. He wants you to know Him and experience His love and He wants you to love others.
Yes, I believe in love. I believe in God.

Answer 8

Yes, I believe in love. Despite all the pain. Human love is the beginning of learning Divine Love. Human love is imperfect and sometimes impermanent, Divine Love is forever. And to learn how to give and receive Divine Love is worth ALL the pricks of human love. Soul exists because God loves it. YOU exist because God loves you.

Answer 9

I believe in Love. Love is a choice like every other emotions such as pain.

Answer 10

If you truly feel love, you then feel no pain. Only sadness and heartfelt sorrow for the one that you love. If nothing else you need to love yourself, and life...tell me that is not worth it?