Love and being loved

Author: Wang Gang
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: Love is sweet, love is happy. This is thanks to God's wisdom, for He created men and women; men are Adam, and women are Eve. Thus, the love of humanity has been passed down through generations. What exactly is love? In Chinese classical literature, love is more focused on warmth and devotion, such as in Dream of the Red Chamber, The Butterfly Lovers, and The Peony Pavilion. In Western culture, love demands passion, valuing only feelings and disregarding objective factors. Passion, by definition, is the emotion of hormones, a product of biological instincts. Can such things last? Love ruled by passion does not consider personal circumstances or daily necessities like food, clothing, and shelter. Life is short, just a few autumns, so lasting things are truly precious. This may be what love is.