What is Love?
The word, “love,” is used in so many ways that it is
difficult to know its true meaning. Many of the ways are selfish, but I would
debate if selfish love is really love at all.
I once had it referred to as “fish
love.” People who love fish love the way that fish tastes. Their passion is to
eat fish, but they do not really care for the fish. In fact they want the fish
to be killed, cleaned and fried so they can eat it.
Then there are those who love
flowers so much that they want to decapitate them and bring the blooms into
their houses so that they can watch them slowly die and wither away.
Animal lovers often want to limit
the freedom of animals so they can be kept as pets or caged up in zoos to be
gawked at by tourists who love to see animals trapped in a way that they can be
observed without any threat to the observer.
Many times these selfish forms of
love are transferred to human love. We choose someone to love and we love them
as long as they do as we please and fulfill some need in our lives. If they can
meet our basic needs such as food, beauty, companionship, etcetera, we are well
satisfied, but when the purpose is fulfilled we no longer want anything to do
with them and do not care if they live or if they die.
