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Love. It is the one thing which has inspired the greatest of poets and playwrights
like Shakespeare, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Oscar Wilde. It is the thing which makes the hues of Picasso and van Gogh all the more brilliant and wonderful. The fact that we still enjoy reading their plays and looking at these paintings today tells us one thing about love it is the one feeling that which all humankind experience in life; it is the universal language that will never lose its significance or beauty.
The word love is so often used that sometimes, it almost seems like a clich. But the fact is, though we all know what love is, we never seem to truly understand it or grasp its real meaning. Unlike other emotions like hatred, envy, anger or happiness, love is not like any other feeling. It can never be summarised by an action like a smile or a frown, nor can it be ever expressed in its true depth in words. Love is profound and subjective, and I believe it is our exploration of its definition which makes it all the more amazing.
When we take our first breath in this world, love, to us, would be the caress of our
However, that is not all that can be said about love. Love also encompasses the feeling of mutual understanding between a group of people, a society and even an entire nation. When people learn to live in harmony and understanding, it is none other than love which binds them together. Patriotism is a form of love as well. The efforts that we exert for our country to defend its honour and pride, the achievements that we achieve for our nation those are all acts of love.
The importance of love in life is undeniable, be it for a person, for a society or for a nation. As an individual, we must first learn to love ourselves. It is by doing so that we
For a nation, love is absolutely essential if we wish to live in peace and harmony. When we love our own countrymen, that feeling of love will always prompt us to strive to defend one another. If the people of a contry can nurture a mutual relationship with love as its foundation, then in times of adversity, these ties will not be broken they will be proven. After all, how can one fight or go against another that one loves?
The situation today, alas, is grim. With ongoing war and killing taking place every single day all around the world, we can see how love is slowly being replaced by hatred and anger. In such times, we should all do our parts to restore love amongst us to ensure a constant peaceful coexistence between human beings. There is always hope, after all, as Mahatma Gandhi once said, When I despair, I remember that throughout all history, friendship and love has always won.
In the words of Shakespeare, Doubt that the sun doth move; doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love.
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