Death is a topic that people do not like to discuss. It happens to everyone in life eventually. Some sooner then expected, and some not the way they planned. Sometimes it happens quick, and other times death is known about but takes a while to happen.Death is a word that is ignored, it is not a topic worth talking about. Why? Are people scared. If everyone knows its coming, why be scared? It is a natural thing about life.
We as a society don't like to bring up death. Dying brings tears, sadness, a loss of a friend, family member, sister or brother, mother or father, son or daughter. We build up our lives for what we are going to do in our futures, but when do we realize or future could end at any time?
Morrie knew he was dying, but that didn't stop him from doing what he loved most. Teaching. Sociology. Living. Being with the people he loved.
So why do we keep living if we know eventually we are going to die? We live for our family, or friends, for ourselves. We want to accomplish things in out life that we love. Well what is love?
"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are.
Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident...roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two."- Captain Corelli's Mandolin6. "Love is the beauty of the soul."--Sr.Augustine
Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident...roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two."- Captain Corelli's Mandolin6. "Love is the beauty of the soul."--Sr.Augustine
2 comments:
I would totally agree with your blog. People live for the purpose of the love they receive from others they love. I would answer your question of why be scared by saying that people are unceratin of the whole "process." They want to know what will happen and everything. People don't want to realize that they are eventually going to die and not everything is perfect.
I would also answer your other question of what is love by saying that I fell love is an emotion that people feel toward something else, that satisfies they needs.
"Well what is love?" Glad you asked. I just ordered a book By Thomas Lewis called A General Theory of Love. Also Dean Ornish is an MD who writes about Love - it's pretty amazing. I will talk about this a little this coming week.
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