Topic > Letters to Juliet: what is love? - 626

There are many mysteries in life; one of many seems to be love. Love is such an easy thing to understand, but to truly hold and understand it will astound philosophers for millennia and more millennia to come. Understanding such a thing is like asking; why does the sun set? Why do those we say we “love” leave us? Giving an answer in a few seconds would almost certainly be wrong. Ask yourself: what is love? A good example is in Verona, Italy, where many “love” letters are sent; one of these letters will be examined and only a few could truly say whether this letter was "love" or simply a strong bond with another human being. “Love” can be called many things, such as a strong feeling for another. Best friends usually have strong feelings, but not love. Love is usually seen with intimacy or displays of physical affection. Even when this is said it goes even deeper into emotions and deeper then into a type of connection with the other that cannot simply be explained even in words, in an essay, or even if all the brightest minds and couples who have been together longer talked about love. could be...