"There is hardly any activity, any enterprise, which is started with such tremendous hopes and expectations, and yet, which fails so regularly, as love." - Erich Fromm
Sadly enough this is very true, but why??
Well, because many people believe love is a sensation that magically generates when Mr. or Ms. Right appears. Which is kind of the reason many people are single... I believe that love is the attachment that results from deeply appreciating another's goodness.
I know, you're thinking "Goodness?? what the hell are you talking about?" After all, most love stories don't feature a couple enraptured with each other's ethics. ("I'm captivated by your values!" he told her passionately. "And I've never met a man with such morals!" she whispered.) hahaha
You see, what we value most in ourselves, we value most in others. If, as many believe, God created us to see ourselves as good (hence our need to either rationalize or regret our wrongdoings). So, too, we seek goodness in others. Nice looks, an engaging personality, intelligence, and talent (all of which count for something) may attract you, but goodness is what moves you to love.
The truth is that love is a choice, you don't fall in and out of love, I honestly never understood those phrases... The picture that always enters my mind when someone says "I've fallen in love" is someone tripping and falling face first in a hole on the ground! Now that can't be pretty! The "falling out of love" sounds too much like you fell off the bed one night. It may just be me, but I think that, when you love someone, is because you've made that choice. You've made the choice to concentrate on the good traits of the person, and have chosen to open your heart and love said person because of that person's goodness. And people make that choice all the time, even without them being aware of it, you never hear someone say: "Oh wow, this guy is so rude, stupid, ignorant and a complete asshole... I am so in love!" or, "yeah man, this chick is a the nagging queen, she's a total *****, and lazy too... My dream come true! I am so falling for her!" at the beginning of ANY relationship... you always hear the "goodness" that this person sees in the other person, and that's how they choose to love this person.
I also know from personal experience that those who say they've never been in love are probably right, simply because they have not made the choice to love, they expect love to fall out of the sky and hit them like a rock or something, but think about it, if love comes from appreciating goodness, it doesn't just happen - you make it happen. Love is active. You create it. Just focus on the good in another person (and everyone has some). If you can do this easily, you'll love easily. Of course, it's wise to remember that just like everyone else, this person will have flaws, and will make mistakes, the important thing to ask your self is, "can this persons goodness out weight his flaws?" If the answer is yes, you might be on to something.
Now, for the feeling, I can't quite describe... If I had to describe it, it would be a bittersweet mixture of fear, courage, happiness, sorrow, apathy, sensibility, frustration and gratitude... basically a sense of heaven and hell both at the same time... It's that, sense of need... When he/she not around, you yearn to hear his/her voice, once you hear his/her voice, you yearn to see his/her, once you see his/her, you yearn to touch him/her, once you touch him/her, you don't ever want to let go.
Yeah, I've meditated on this very question a whole lot... can't you tell?! lol
~ Nessa ~
2007-11-17 13:48:11
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answered by ♥(`*•.(`*•.¸ ή姧α¸.•*´) .•*´)♥ 3
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you can't describe love...It's a feeling and emotion all it's own. That person becomes the most important factor in your life, Its some thing to be held very lightly, and like water, sun and earth is to a healthy plant..trust, communication and honesty are the essential to any healthy relationship...It goes beyond..
2007-11-16 15:05:05
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answered by erikagoodpasture 2
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Sometimes, you think you're in love, but then for a minute you step away. You see it's not serious, or you see that it's real. Personally, when I look, I never see that it's real. You're only truly in love with one person, so keep that in mind. When you think you are, it feels so right. You're always looking at them and thinking about them. It's nonstop. Until you step away. It hurts when you see it's not serious, but you get over it and move on. It feels like you're not alone, and you imagine being with that person. All the time. It feels... perfect.
2007-11-16 15:06:06
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answered by Anonymous
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exhilarating, confusing, miraculous, intense, painful, obsessive, crazy, wonderful
2007-11-16 14:59:42
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answered by Doh Doh 3
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