Rama consigned Sita to the
flames. Krishna made many husbands
cuckolds. And they are our gods. Their love ought to be true love. Really?
Helen and Paris loved each
other and started a war which killed thousands of people. Was that true love?
Antony loved Cleopatra to
such an extent that they died for each other, killing many in the process.
Jesus Christ loved mankind
so much that he let himself be crucified and then went on to be worshipped as a
god. True love?
The Buddha was not much of
a lover, I think. He was too
indifferent. But if we were to live with
him, we would have found him the ideal human being, almost a god. Indifferent.
But never judgemental. Eccentric
and yet the most sane. True love?
Mother Teresa loved
everybody because she saw the face of Jesus in everybody. She loved Jesus. Not Tom, Syed or Hari. Was that true love?
Mahatma Gandhi loved his
principles more than his wife or children.
True love?
I love Mr Narendra Modi
because there is no connection between what he says and what he does. I think that is true love. In today’s world.
PS. Written for the
latest Indispire theme.
There is only one true love: love of Self :) Even parents love their offspring because they are a manifestation of their ego. No?
ReplyDeleteIf people really loved themselves they would love others too. ?
DeleteAll it has to do with True love is the Feel-Good factor. Love is the purest way to feel about someone. The more you do, the merrier is your adaptability of true love :)
ReplyDeleteOf course. All human love is limited and conditional. Even divine love is, apparently. Feel-good, yeah, I guess that's it.
DeleteBeing a subjective emotion, love is bound by its own limitations. For Buddha, don't you think being indifferent is a wrong word? Unaffected yes, indifferent, I don't think so.
ReplyDeleteIf we take indifference positively, the way Buddha took it, the word is good, I think. Indifference is more profound than unaffectedness.
Delete"Rama consigned Sita to the flames. Krishna made many husbands cuckolds. And they are our gods. Their love ought to be true love. Really?"
ReplyDeleteThere is clear explanation as to why Rama and Krishna behaved the way they did.
Rama wanted to show it to the world that Sita was "untouched",but, he knew Sita was untouched.
Krishna had to grant the wishes of the Gopika Stree(s) to be their husband. Krishna, by instinct and definition, has won and surpassed anything that is humanly, including 'Kama' so, he is not bound by any women or desires.
This is the right way to interpret, according to our scriptures.
Is there any one particularly right way of interpreting any discourse?
DeleteI don't know what to say! You always amaze me with your way of thinking. That's it.
DeleteThat's in a positive sense.
The simple truth is that I get into a lot of problems because of my thinking and I don't like it. But I can't help myself!
DeleteThis is a very critical question, sir. Love is a pure emotion and a feeling which have various manifestations. If there is 'love' it has to be 'true'. Those who are in love don't think about the consequence or the outcome. It's upon us how we look at it.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. All that i'm saying is love has its limits, limitations and "manifestations" (to use your word). We have to accept that if our love is to be practical and not just an idealistic dream.
DeleteLove comes in different forms and is defined in different ways, by the people who are in love. It is only the person who actually feels can describe what it is. Others can also make guesses :)
ReplyDeleteExperience. That's what love really is. Words matter little. Most of the people mentioned in the post are people who had genuine love for others. I'm interested in the essential limitedness of human love. Even gods will arrive at points of despair in their loves. I' m fascinated by a god who can cry out, "my god, my god, why have you forsaken me?" (Jesus)
DeleteSo many instances of love. But, love means different things to different people...
ReplyDeleteThey say 'love is blind' :)
At a certain period in life, love is blind. After that the eyes open :)
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