Human love is hard to describe and even more difficult to understand. Science purists often insist that it is simply nature's way to ensure the procreation and survival of our species. But anyone who has experienced love knows that it is something more than sexual attraction.
And, despite the rhetoric of the online matching services, there seems to be little relationship between love and compatibility. Love is not always mutual and, as many come to realize, it does not always guarantee a happy ending; unrequited love is surely one of the worst fates that humans can endure. While some believe in the "one and only" theory and others claim to have never been "a victim of love," most of us have been in love more than once; though, for one reason or another, the relationship may whither, few would deny that love, itself, endures.
So, how to summarize the nature of love on this holiday of hearts? As intellectual beings, we are intrigued by love but cannot define its essence. It must be felt to be known. And once it dwells in our soul, it will not leave.
And, despite the rhetoric of the online matching services, there seems to be little relationship between love and compatibility. Love is not always mutual and, as many come to realize, it does not always guarantee a happy ending; unrequited love is surely one of the worst fates that humans can endure. While some believe in the "one and only" theory and others claim to have never been "a victim of love," most of us have been in love more than once; though, for one reason or another, the relationship may whither, few would deny that love, itself, endures.
So, how to summarize the nature of love on this holiday of hearts? As intellectual beings, we are intrigued by love but cannot define its essence. It must be felt to be known. And once it dwells in our soul, it will not leave.
