Love, the elusive magical feeling that we all strive hard to achieve. The world revolves around love and we live for it. To have it is one of the greatest treasures in life and many wars have been fought for LOVE. As a teenager in high school, I see the word love being used more
commonly day to day, but I do not know if people understand what love actually
is.
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary love is, “a feeling of
strong or constant affection for a person” or “attraction that includes sexual
desire: the strong affection felt by people who have a romantic relationship”. As
all types of people, (especially teens) use the word love I can only imagine
what love they feel. Breakups and cheating has become common in this century
although it has been around for quite some time.
In the passage, Because My Father Always Said He Was The
Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play “The Star-Spangled Banner” At Woodstock a
line about modern love arose which had me thinking. The line stated, “Hank
Williams and Jimi Hendrix don’t have much in common,” I said. “Hell, yes, they
do. They knew all about broken hearts,” my father said. “You sound like a bad
movie.” “Yeah, well, that’s how it is. You kids today don’t know shit about
romance” (Alexie 30). This stood out to me and made me think that we (as a
group of individuals living in the 21st Century) may not know much about
romance. Maybe this is why our so-called “love” has not been working out.
I was in my feelings when I wrote this.
i completely agree, to be completely honest. People always run through a constant list of options. People are afraid to love because they think they will get hurt. as for technology, it creates unrealistic standards of "relationship goals" and leaves people with constant desires for things they just might not even be ready for yet. People long for what looks great, not how it got to be great.
ReplyDeleteExactly I hate relationship goals. Yes it's nice seeing it on Twitter once or twice but that is just a glimpse of a relationship. Sorry I'm late on the reply
Delete"Nowadays people cannot handle being locked down because they are always looking for options." and "The digital era created people to seek instant satisfaction" are two counterbalances that govern the new love scene for young adults. In a world of mass-connection people are looking for the best connection they can make instead of taking a time-out to enjoy the connections they already have. The instant-gratification monkey in all our heads add to this by accelerating many relationships to the breaking point when all they needed was good old-fashioned time. A good, unique post King Khan.
ReplyDeleteThank you Zain! I am glad you enjoyed this piece:) It was an interesting topic many young adults could connect with and I wanted to open the audiences eyes! Hope King Khan can keep his crown👑
DeleteI had a very personal reaction to this, as I recently just asked my girlfriend what was her goal in a relationship. She replied with that she was looking for love, and I said I didn't think such a thing existed. Just today, I told my best friend that I loved them. I don't know where I obtained such a gap in ideas, or how I could be so ironic. This post has made me think about how many times a day I do say I love something, when I adamantly say I don't believe in such a thing. While reading this, it made me analyze what I think of as love, and how it is something way too loosely thrown around. I think everyone views the idea of love differently, and what you wrote really made me think of why I view it the way I do. Very thought provoking, love the Tumblr gifs.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you could relate to this piece. I also thrown around the term LOVE. I regret it each day since there is more to the word, although I have different types of love for people. I hope to hear from you again! Sorry about the late reply😕
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