Love must be the most commonly refered to emotion and ideal across every culture and creed. but who can say what it is? everyone has their own ideas of course, but can there be a universal definition? or are we bound by our personal preferences? is there a such thing as Universal Love, or is it completely subjective? is there more than one kind of Love or are the different appearences of Love just reflections of one core beingness of Love?
basically my question is what is Love to you, how do you define it and how does it work in your life?
interested in all types of answers, serious, sarcastic, atheist, christian, satanist, pagan, wiccan, diest, muslum, buddhst, hindu, shinto etc etc... ill try and choose the best one based on most universal application :)
2007-10-22 07:25:16 · 15 answers · asked by nacsez 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Perhaps “Love” is best defined as the abandonment of “definition”.
Humanity’s advancement is dependent on its ability to explain. “Progress” is simply reduction, measurement, and duplication. But Love defies this want for mechanical understanding; it is a state of pure acceptance.
I've always believed in the sanctity of the individual. Neither proximity nor endurance of proximity allows us to fully “know” another person. Since we are incapable of reading their thoughts, there is a distance that can’t be crossed. But, in Love, the Human desire for total understanding is forgotten. Love, in its truest form, it is a state of security, to which the utterance, “Baby, don’t hurt me” would be completely unnecessary. To injure would be unthinkable.
In short, Love is the point at which appreciation of complexity overrides the need to simplify.
2007-10-23 04:49:13 · answer #1 · answered by Ms Informed 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I assure you, I am NOT trying to be evasive, or worse yet a smart@$$, about this at all. But, logically speaking, it seems to me that if one can say: "...ill try and choose the best one based on most universal application", then that also implies that one possess an a priori Universal Measuring Stick (Knowledge) by which to quantify the otherwise undecidable definition of such a qualitative notion!
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Part of what makes love so transcendentally wonderful is the fact that its essence cannot be captured in a definition.
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2007-10-22 16:39:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about everyone else, but for me...
I know that I love, when I would put another's best interest and comfort before mine, with no questions nor regrets...
I know that I love, when I would forgive another even before they thought of the words "I'm sorry..."
I know that I love, when I would feel another's pain as mine, and would gladly endure the agony if only I may siphon it into my being...
I know that I love, when I would put pride and selfish feelings in the backseat, whilst they would share an obstructed view out the windshield with me, in this Journey we all call Life...
And I know that I love when I would always visit upon them in my prayers, so that they would know peace and courage to endure this life without me, if I were to suddenly depart this world...
Well, it's like that for me, at least.
2007-10-22 23:31:49 · answer #3 · answered by shahrizat 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Love is a feeling that cannot be captured in words.
If man could define its essence then one day he will start bottling it and make a fortune out of it. Believe me there are any number of people ready to make a business out of it.
Love hurts only when it leaves...and then it hurts badly, very badly.
2007-10-23 17:33:02 · answer #4 · answered by P'quaint! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have been countless descriptions of love. They are nothing more than allegorical, figurative descriptions of what people choose not to inquire about.
Basically "love" does not exist as a description. It is a feeling one experiences when one drops away all the walls of self, and that which one experiences is that. It is more of a sensation than a description.
Humanity has made too many associations of what love is, based upon actions, yet one can produce actions without feeling any love. One can do as much charity as one wants, and not feel love. One can help the whole world, and still not feel an ounce of love. One can kiss or participate in the so-called "love rituals" and still not feel an ounce of love.
In relationships, usually, in the beginning, one feels this "love" when one opens up and drops all the protective barriers of self. If one feels comfortable enough to open up fully to others, one feels this love as a result of dropping away all barriers of protection.
When one feels comfortable to open up to oneself and the universe, one feels love constantly, without interruption, and is said to "feel love for the whole universe."
2007-10-22 08:34:50 · answer #5 · answered by ResearchAdvisor 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hey man ! That's a question, alright...Why, It's definitely something subjective, that's for sure ! I guess everyone is mostly in love with him(her)self ! We all sometimes try to find a purpose in our life, we give that purpose different names and one of them is love...I believe we're all selfish, we tend to see ourselves as perfect...Everything should meet our expectations, if something don't , then we just don't "love"it, right ?!
2007-10-22 19:36:44 · answer #6 · answered by javornik1270 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."
That's what 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 says.
Man's love is mortal, its easy to establish in happy moments and easier to demolish at times of hardship. Even if humans are becoming more and more "evil," God still loves us and that type of love cannot be matched by any mortal.
At least that's my Christian view. My worldly view of love is: "You'd love someone so much you'd be willing to take a bullet for her."
2007-10-22 07:33:04 · answer #7 · answered by Coin 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
A song from the 90's ~~
2016-04-09 21:53:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you can put just one definition on love, becasue there are different levels of it that a person feels for other people.. for example, I love my best friend and consider him family, but i love my girlfriend in a completely different way. and I love my immediate family (mother, father etc.) in a different way than I do my best friend, or my girl friend
2007-10-22 07:30:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Love is like a fruit in due season. When it's your time for love, then you'll know what it is. In a universal language, love hurts. It's something you can feel. However, love is felt on many levels. So technically you can't put one justification for love.
2007-10-22 07:29:53 · answer #10 · answered by chiney cheeks 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋