Love :: essays research papers

Love is the most Copernican aspect of human life as we know it. The reasons are because it is one of the only things that can not be bought with any amount of money so it entertains it a very scarce resource. If neck would have a price tag it would be for an infinite amount of dollars, pounds, or even pesos. Some people live their whole life looking for a " current love" some are lucky and find it. Some live their life la vida loca and have never found the time to find a true love. Others get tired of waiting and get married without love. Love has not changed at all over the course of history and this makes it the most important emotion in the human mind, body and soul.     Over time the definition of love and what it is has been debated and argued over, but in most cases the answer is very similar. "True love is like two rivers that meet and merge, intertwining completely into one, then flowing on together. True love cannot be buried but once un selfishly grow it will grow forever." Quote on quote true love does exist but unfortunately is not found by all.      During Plato and Socrates years it was harder to make a clear definition of love due to the fact that most people didnt have a chance to find their perfect match. Due to the political science involved in arranged marriages people didnt have a good chance to meet the person of their dreams and whom they really loved. This gave some sour views of love and the plan of true love. The lower class in the early days was the luckiest class of that time period because they had a chance to seek out the person they wanted to be with because it wasnt important if a merchants son married a farmers daughter, but if a prince fell in love with a farmers daughter the chance of them creation able to be together was impossible. 1 Anonymous www.home.talkcity.com/MoshPitWay/wrenwren1/quotes.html 9/25/00 1222AM.         &nbs pPlato completely understood love and this is why he never got married. He was a great philosopher and communicated and learned from of great philosophers ex. Socrates and Aristotle. Plato believed that love got people hooked and got them to do abnormal things. "Love is a serious mental disease." and then he goes on to say "Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods.