What Is Love? - Essay 19

What Is Love? - Essay 19

  • Submitted By: lishabby
  • Date Submitted: 03/20/2009 2:22 PM
  • Category: Philosophy
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What is love?How do you define love?The question with a million answers.Everyone takes the word love and defines it differently.They specify it the way they believe is true.There is no real definition for the word love.We all have something or someone we love.The way I define love is unique from how my best friend or a stranger defines it.I think the word love means alot of things.It means your undying affection for someone or something.It means you care for that thing or that person more than you care for yourself.When you love someone or something you would give anything to see that person happy.Even if it meant that the person wasn't with you.It means that you would give the world and then some to see the person safe.Even if it meant giving your own life.When you love something you cherish it.You don't let a single thing try to harm it.As well as a mother does for her child.You wouldn't dare to hurt it,and if you did.It tears you up inside and eats away at you forever.I love alot of things and people in my life.I love them all differently though.Say my best friend and my dog.I love them both dearly and I'd do anything to see them happy.However,if it came down to I had to give one up.I love my best friend more.Things in life,no matter how you try, are always going to have a ranking.You can tell yourself all the time that you love things all the same.Its a lie.You are always going to take one thing over the other.Its just the way things are.There isnt an explanation for it.At least not one that I know.Now I'm not saying love has rankings or levels.Thats not my point.What I'm saying is things in your life aren't all cared about in the same respects as other things.Anyways,back to love.What does it truely mean.I don't know what it really means to you.I know what it means to me.Do I know for sure if I have found love yet.Yes I do.I found it awhile ago.Family is another way to love someone.You love your family unconditionally.Which basically means no matter how...

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