As Benedick confesses his love to Beatrice, so too does she. “It were as possible for me to say I loved nothing so well as you. But believe me not, and yet I lie not. I confess nothing nor I deny nothing.” (4.1) They are surprised to hear the other admitting so easily to it, but the sheer joy which follows is clear “I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest.” The interactions between Beatrice and Benedick show us that people often hide behind masks in fear of the unknown, that self-deceit isn’t always the best thing for us and that sometimes we must take a leap of faith to discover
Being able to love is something you have to have within yourself. The three dimensions of passion, intimacy and commitment will continually take great work to continue a growing relationship; it is not a given in yourself or with whom you chose to love. Many miss the opportunity to experience such a love because they fail to realize it takes work. You can have the passion in the relationship; which is more the desire to want to be with that person, and you can have the intimacy of the relationship; which is the feelings of being close to someone, but if you do not have the commitment in the relationship then there is no foundation to build on. The commitment is where the two of you made a decision to love one another and maintain that relationship.
K’ung Shang-Jen introduces the simple, yet thought provoking, fan as a symbol of how the hero and heroine should live their lives. Both Hou and the Fragrant Princess reject living above their means and maintain the belief that living virtuously will lead to their desired fate. Accordingly, the two experience authentic happiness and dismiss the temptations of external encounters that test the strength of their virtue. One reoccurring burden that the two face is Juan, in his attempt to win the Fragrant Princess’s affection. Reacting to Juan’s pretentious efforts, the Fragrant says that she would rather stay true to the
Such thinkers have to allow that what people actually love, and what they would love if they were moral or prudent, may be different. In this category I would place Plato and Freud. Both hold that we can be mistaken in our love objects, and experience great frustration and despair because of such mistakes. Another distinction must be made. There are thinkers who would insist that, though we may actually love an object that is not worthy of love, we could not ____________________ Reprinted from The Symposium of Plato, Suzy Q Groden, tr., John A. Brentlinger, ed.
Though he dismissed Freudian theory that stated that human personality was defined by their sexual drive and desires, he established that we have 2 states of unconscious. A personal unconscious which he agreed held emotions and desires, but he also proposed the existence of a collective unconscious which is where all the archetypes were stored. He believed that there was just more to humans that just sexual drive. He also left a great deal of impact on psychotherapy by starting the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Abraham Maslow was influenced by Harry Harlow who had conducted the Rhesus Monkey Study which suggested that a lack of contact comfort is psychologically stressful for rhesus monkey when separated from their mothers.
That returning to nature could never be possible once we’ve been changed from it so. It is in our wiring to seek pleasure, and instincts take over even for the most civilized of people. But not wired into us, not pounded into our brains, but often found, is the need for personal satisfaction. Self-actualization, hope to better ourselves and those around us to some extent. To share in life with those we love, or find someone we hope to love.
We are capable to reach every bit of interesting information and appreciate its value according to our conviction. It is up to our judgment to decide whether we discard the information as useless or the opposite. But David McCullough claims that learning is totally different from the dry knowledge information has to offer. It indicates civilization through poetry, art, or religious texts. On the contrary the memorization of data is never enough and facts alone can rarely lead to the objective truth.
Isolation Description: In this stage, the most important events are love relationships. No matter how successful you are with your work, said Erikson, you are not developmentally complete until you are capable of intimacy. An individual who has not developed a sense of identity usually will fear a committed relationship and may retreat into isolation. Positive outcome: Adult individuals can form close relationships and share with others if they have achieved a sense of identity. Negative outcome: If not, they will fear commitment, feel isolated and unable to depend on anybody in the world.
Alexandra Loza Eng 101-042 Corissa Eisenman The Myth of Universal Love Universal Love is impossible because the love between families is a natural human instinct, rather than a decision, and also because we are raised by family that teaches cultural traditions and customs that will carry on throughout our lives. Asma’s opinion of universal love was that it was a good idea because “Helping a stranger in need makes you feel better about yourself” but in reality it would not do anything because there’s no guarantee that a stranger would do the same thing back for another stranger. “The Myth of Universal Love” by Stephen Asma deals with this argument stating the advantages and disadvantages of choosing either
As a result, the validity of “romantic love” is universal relies on the examination at which this declaration has been made. Secondly, cultural differences have a big influence in romantic love. Individualism culture is the one in which the person is egocentric where the only thing that truly matter is self-satisfaction. Everything people do should be related to them or be self-beneficial, and they also show less concern for others while collectivism culture is the complete opposite. People tend to be more collective, and they always see the group before they see themselves.