That f****** 4 letters word

When we talk about love, a few things like roses, chocolates or teddy bears would start to appear in mind. It is a very cliché thought but that is what millions of people on Earth feel about it.

I had a good discussion with my English Literature lecturer, Madam Caroline regarding one poem entitled ‘First Love’ written by Mick Gowar.

During the discussion, she asked a very simple question, ‘What do you understand about love?’ Everyone was quiet. That question really stunned me because for once I had a numb tongue. A very simple question yet most of us failed to provide a very convincing answer.

Hence, why there is love in the first place when most of us cannot even define it properly? Of course those who are in love would sound very mushy.

They would say it is a mutual feeling. Their hearts stop beating once he or she is not there (yeah right ha ha!).

If the power of love is so great, then why people easily move on when the relationship is not working well?

It is a chicken and egg question. I have no answer for that question too.

We grow up in a society which is so much misled by a few obscure concepts of life. At one point, we just follow blindly what the society has set for us.

So based on what the love is built? If you don’t have the answer, have no worry, I don’t have the answer too.

But one thing for sure, our parent’s love is purely unconditional. They have loved us since we were young. Their feeling would not fade although we face personal hiccups in life. I think that is entirely true. That is what we call love. But that is completely out of topic for my latest post.

Ha ha so, when some of your friends are desperately looking for a girlfriend or boyfriend, I think that is very dangerous.

That emotional fulfilment might be needed due to the rush of hormones which keep increasing from time to time. Or maybe they just want to look perfectly fine or normal in the eyes of society by having a so called ‘soul mate’.

Then, you can ask them the same question that I asked you. Let’s see whether they know the answer.

P/S: This is not an attempt to develop the sentiment of anti-Valentine’s Day.