Romance is a genre typically widespread. People view romance as a joke, at times, because they never witnessed genuine love. While others, view romance as a sweet, powerful emotion. Many times you hear people questioning what the real, solid meaning of love is. I took the time to research on what love should truly mean to people, and I stumbled on a chapter of the Bible that I am sure most are familiar with... I Corinthians 13. This particular chapter of the Bible portrays love as something divine and something that is able to endure even the most impossible. The author Paul of this Book, Corinthians, uses a poetic scheme to get the attention of the population. This conveys a strong message about love, and it explains what love is and what it isn't. For example, Paul says, "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, 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." This clears many people's doubts on 'love' not having a real meaning and chances of not existing... I have heard many people say that since 'love' has no set meaning that it is undefinable, and anything undefinable does not exist. BUT it does, and society tends to overlook things like the Bible because they aren't religious. The writer however, does not make an emotional connection with this piece of work, but he does construe what love really is and that itself is a big connection. No man wants to find himself talking about love, but they know that they have a big heart to do so, that is why I believe Paul had to have had a connection of some sort with this Chapter of his book. Overall, love does have a meaning and Romance is just a genre many people decide to ignore because it can get complicated, and remembering that people do not have the same experience with love as you might have, is in itself difficult to understand.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
What is Love?
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