Transient Dreams

Let the light pierce through the darkness Close all old accounts, turn a new leaf Re-learn that old lesson of friendship Kill nor be killed, settle for lessening Amidst us of this fossilized hatred

Transient Dreams

glimpses of life… silence and chaos; laughter and tears…

Perhaps that time has not come yet when our, Gods would listen to the beats in our hearts, peace and happiness spread their glow, perhaps we would have to force Mother Time?.

Love and Relationships

Hmmn… LOVE. So many definitions for a four-letter word.

There are things we regret - words we wish had gone unsaid, starts that had bitter endings, chances we threw away, roads we should have never taken, signs we didn’t see, hearts we hurt needlessly, and wounds we wish we could mend. But life gets that much harder, the past can’t be rewritten but it can make you stronger. Be thankful for every change life has thrown you, for every scar. Some pages were turned, some bridges were crossed, but you had lessons learned. ~Unknown

love [luhv] - noun, verb, loved, lov·ing.

–noun

a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
sexual passion or desire.
a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.
(used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): Would you like to see a movie, love?
a love affair; an intensely amorous incident; amour.
sexual intercourse; copulation.
(initial capital letter) a personification of sexual affection, as Eros or Cupid.
affectionate concern for the well-being of others: the love of one’s neighbor.
strong predilection, enthusiasm, or liking for anything: her love of books.
the object or thing so liked: The theater was her great love.
the benevolent affection of God for His creatures, or the reverent affection due from them to God.
Chiefly Tennis. a score of zero; nothing.
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter L.

–verb (used with object)

to have love or affection for: All her pupils love her.
to have a profoundly tender, passionate affection for (another person).
to have a strong liking for; take great pleasure in: to love music.
to need or require; benefit greatly from: Plants love sunlight.
to embrace and kiss (someone), as a lover.
to have sexual intercourse with.

–verb (used without object)

to have love or affection for another person; be in love.

—Verb phrase

love up, to hug and cuddle: She loves him up every chance she gets.

—Idioms

for love, (a) out of affection or liking; for pleasure. (b) without compensation; gratuitously: He took care of the poor for love.
for the love of, in consideration of; for the sake of: For the love of mercy, stop that noise.
in love, infused with or feeling deep affection or passion: a youth always in love.
in love with, feeling deep affection or passion for (a person, idea, occupation, etc.); enamored of: in love with the girl next door; in love with one’s work.
make love, (a) to embrace and kiss as lovers. (b) to engage in sexual activity.
no love lost, dislike; animosity: There was no love lost between the two brothers.

—Synonyms 1. tenderness, fondness, predilection, warmth, passion, adoration. 1, 2. LOVE, AFFECTION, DEVOTION all mean a deep and enduring emotional regard, usually for another person. LOVE may apply to various kinds of regard: the charity of the Creator, reverent adoration toward God or toward a person, the relation of parent and child, the regard of friends for each other, romantic feelings for another person, etc. AFFECTION is a fondness for others that is enduring and tender, but calm. DEVOTION is an intense love and steadfast, enduring loyalty to a person; it may also imply consecration to a cause. 2. liking, inclination, regard, friendliness. 15. like. 16. adore, adulate, worship.
—Antonyms 1, 2. hatred, dislike. 15, 16. detest, hate.

love. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved March 30, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/love

Relationships are hard. ~Felicity

That’s a well-known fact.

It doesn’t have to be a romantic relationship - EVERY relationship that requires human interaction is hard. It takes two people to make or break a relationship and when the two people involved won’t meet each other halfway, there’s no way that it could last. They have to learn how to compromise.

But sometimes, no matter how hard you try to make things work..or how much you’re willing to compromise, it just isn’t enough. Sometimes love simply isn’t enough. That’s the time you have to let go. It’s probably the most difficult thing to do. But it’s a conscious decision you have to make if you don’t want to sink deeper into the doldrums or waste away in some dark corner of your mind. No matter how much you sulk and mope around, the time will come when you would have to face the music and live your life again. It’s better done sooner rather than later.

Doesn’t it make you wonder that “love” also stands for nothing? (please refer to number 13)

31 Mar 07 | Tags: love
| Anecdotage, Relationships

2 Responses to “Love and Relationships”

Sarah | April 6th, 2007 at 2:02:13 am

I was doing some reading for my “Philosophy of Emotions” module earlier & came across something that made me think of this entry. The philosopher Jesse Prinz suggests that love is a blend of lust & attachment; that it is a blended emotion.

He also mentions that some researchers have endorsed C. S. Lewis’s provocative thesis that romantic love was invented in medieval France! Apparently, during the 12th Century it became very fashionable for Frenchmen to become infatuated with married women of higher social station. They would confess their feelings by writing passionate love letters to the objects of their affection. There is the idea that love is strongest when unrequited. We’ve also become obsessed with the notion of love at first sight & being blinded by love. Basically, he thinks that love could cynically be seen as a French fad that happened to stick.

Not sure if this is entirely relevant to your post, but I guess it’s something to think about!
Cherrie Asakura | April 10th, 2007 at 11:27:30 am

I remember a subject that I had when I was still in college. It was discussed in our Philosophy of Man subject and we tackled love weeks before the semester ended. It was kind of interesting but since I have been loveless since birth, I wasn’t able to participate but I learned a lot from my classmates.

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