Love : The Real and Literal Meaning

Love, Pyaar, Ishq, Muhoobat, this word has a very wide and deep meaning, it is a spiritual word. Love refers to a variety of different feelings, states and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal feelings, affections to pleasure. It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can also be a virtue representing human kindness, compassion, and affection – “The unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another”. It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans, one’s self or animals.

A living creature is able to love anything personal or impersonal existing on this earth. Human beings specially can express their love in acts or by speech. Love can be of different types, materialistc love, spiritual love, love towards a living thing, etc., etc., etc., ……..

A person can be said to love an object, principle, or a goal to which they are deeply committed and greatly valued. It may sometimes be born not of inter personal love but impersonal love, altruism, or strong spiritual or political convictions. People can also love material objects, animals or activities of they invest themselves in bonding or otherwise identifying with those things.

Love between human beings refer to interpersonal love. It is more potent sentiment than a simple liking for another. Unrequited love refers to those feelings of love that are not reciprocated. Interpersonal love is most closely associated with interpersonal relationship. Such love might exist between family members, friends and couples. There are also a number of psychological disorders related to love.

Throughout history, philosophy and religion have done the most speculation on the phenomenon of love. In the last century, the science of psychology has written a great deal on the subject. In recent years, the science of psychology, anthropology, neuroscience and biology have added to the understanding of the nature and function of love.

Indian mythology too have given some information about love, here some information refers to the understanding of the present generation, as said in the beginning love has a very deep meaning. We have heard the story of Lord Krishna and Radha which is an immortal love. In this case we can say that tow souls are in love. But commonly it is not understood as the meaning of love in the present time is physical love which includes two bodies, frankly speaking in present time the true meaning of love has vanished and a new meaning has came into existence.

It is fact that, “It is easy to fall in love, but it is hard to be in love.” Here our talk is limited to the interpersonal love of a teenage girl and a boy. We are not discussing any other type of love.

In the present age the word love is meant only with external attachment and not with the internal matter. Today anybody who says that “I love you” has just an intimacy with reference to the external matter. There is no internal attachment associated with the sentence.

It is a pity to say that in the present times the word “Love” is being used for only external intimacy and not for the internal attachment while “love” is meant really for the internal attachment and not for the external intimacy