Love... The Bain of Human Existance
Created | Updated Jan 28, 2002
Humans have this strange habit of doing what they call "falling in love." This action has something to do with the heart and soul and something about hormones in their respective brain. But in all reality the effect is not unpleasant, in fact, with the exception of the occassional "break up," humans seem to have come across a rather interesting concept.
Falling in love we are told is a wonderful experience. Movies, songs, books and artwork all depict this action and the glorious effects it has on, not only the mortal person, but also upon their immortal soul. The concept of "soulmates," which are individuals destined for all time to be together in this life and in the one(s) after, is instilled in the romantic thoughts of all children from times even before they are interested in the opposite sex through the use of fairy tales and other bedtime stories. The ancient Greeks established this philosophy with their myth concerning the origin of the two sexes. Zeus, king of the gods, became angery with his creation, a single-sex creature that could reproduce and wandered the earthly paradise in perfect harmony with its surroundings, and sent a lightning bolt to split these creatures in two. This thus cause the male and female forms to come into existance, but Zeuse want a step farther and spread the two forms throughout the world, thus making it almost impossible for the one half to find the other. From that day onward, according to Greek legend, men and women have been looking for their other half, their "soulmate."
Yet, once these children grow out of the stories and begin to notice the opposite sex they quickly discover that to fall in love is to search for this soulmate - much harder than what was elluded to during childhood. Boys discover that they are not the white night who must battle evil and kiss the sleeping princess for her to awake and ride off into the sunset with. Girls must pull themselves out of the mist of being a "daddy's girl" and realize that they are not always the princess who is to find the charming prince. Even a princess can become an old maid and a prince a permanent batchlor.
However, should these young adults discover the "perfect person" and the world seems to float and drift away at the moment of that first magical kiss between lover, then they are truly fortunate. Now the problem of keeping ones "true love" around long enough to convince him/her that they are indeed meant to spend their life with the person before them. Sadly, this does not always work and the lover leaves and behind them stands one who has only a broken heart to show their efforts. Oh, love is frustrating and annoying, painful and infuriating, wonderful and orgasmic, deleriously spectacular and peaceful all at once. "What fools these mortals be..."
But, keep faith in the fact that many many of these humans and their children will and do find love and keep it throughout their lives. Men and women meet, fall in love, marry and produce offspring. They grow old together and die, hopeing to be able to meet in the next life (providing they believe in that sort of thing). So, love - wonderful, glorious, amazing and powerful - is truly the bain of human existance in its' most infuriating way of causing inspiration within the human mind and soul.
Falling in love we are told is a wonderful experience. Movies, songs, books and artwork all depict this action and the glorious effects it has on, not only the mortal person, but also upon their immortal soul. The concept of "soulmates," which are individuals destined for all time to be together in this life and in the one(s) after, is instilled in the romantic thoughts of all children from times even before they are interested in the opposite sex through the use of fairy tales and other bedtime stories. The ancient Greeks established this philosophy with their myth concerning the origin of the two sexes. Zeus, king of the gods, became angery with his creation, a single-sex creature that could reproduce and wandered the earthly paradise in perfect harmony with its surroundings, and sent a lightning bolt to split these creatures in two. This thus cause the male and female forms to come into existance, but Zeuse want a step farther and spread the two forms throughout the world, thus making it almost impossible for the one half to find the other. From that day onward, according to Greek legend, men and women have been looking for their other half, their "soulmate."
Yet, once these children grow out of the stories and begin to notice the opposite sex they quickly discover that to fall in love is to search for this soulmate - much harder than what was elluded to during childhood. Boys discover that they are not the white night who must battle evil and kiss the sleeping princess for her to awake and ride off into the sunset with. Girls must pull themselves out of the mist of being a "daddy's girl" and realize that they are not always the princess who is to find the charming prince. Even a princess can become an old maid and a prince a permanent batchlor.
However, should these young adults discover the "perfect person" and the world seems to float and drift away at the moment of that first magical kiss between lover, then they are truly fortunate. Now the problem of keeping ones "true love" around long enough to convince him/her that they are indeed meant to spend their life with the person before them. Sadly, this does not always work and the lover leaves and behind them stands one who has only a broken heart to show their efforts. Oh, love is frustrating and annoying, painful and infuriating, wonderful and orgasmic, deleriously spectacular and peaceful all at once. "What fools these mortals be..."
But, keep faith in the fact that many many of these humans and their children will and do find love and keep it throughout their lives. Men and women meet, fall in love, marry and produce offspring. They grow old together and die, hopeing to be able to meet in the next life (providing they believe in that sort of thing). So, love - wonderful, glorious, amazing and powerful - is truly the bain of human existance in its' most infuriating way of causing inspiration within the human mind and soul.