Profound statement thread (page 2)

Yerusalyim

"The death rate here? Same as everywhere else, one per person."

"Love is not an emotion, it's a decision"

Corvin

"Love is not a feeling, its an act of will"
I had never thought that through before
I found it quite profound but am still trying to work out if its really true...what do you think?

Yes, I agree with that statement. The book, The Road Less Traveled by M Scott Peck talks about "true love" in those exact terms. It says that true love is not an emotion we feel. Love can only be expressed through action taken in the best interests of ourselves or others. Thus, to say to someone, "I love you" without taking any action to substantiate that love is pretty much meaningless.

The book also talks about how "romantic love" is nothing more than a myth. It is a hormonal trick God played on us to get us to procreate. Think about it. Gay or straight, if the act of sex was not pleasurable, if it were not gratifying and fullfilling, would we even bother doing it?

My favorite profound statement goes something like this:

"In an empty heart there is room for nothing, but in a full heart there is room for everything". - Antonio Porche

Corvin

stillajwexelder

If you try to bang your head against a brick wall, it is not the wall that gets hurt

mustang

The Hardware Store used to answer the phone with "If it's in stock, we've got it"

Mustang

Not in a Serious Mood Class

Farkel

: "Love is not a feeling, its an act of will"

Rubbish. Love is a feeling. Love is not an "act." Whatever "acts" people do in the name of love are not "love" but the result of the feeling we call "love." Crying is an "act," but it is the result of a feeling that may range from sadness to elation.

Don't be misled by feel-good-super-market-wannabe philosophers. It's ok to love them, though, just don't be misled by them.

Farkel

SheilaM

True love is much more than a feeling Brummie

My favorite right now is "Be the type of person you want to come home too"

My favorite Thunderism is

Thunder: I love you

Me: I love you too

Thunder: I love you more

Me: NO you don't

Thunder: Uh huh I'm Bigger than you

Cassiline

The opposite of love is not hate. The opposite of love is selfishness, as love is selfless.

Cassi

Uzzah

"If while a JW someone is self absorbed, incapable of showing unconditional love, egocentric, hypocritical and really can't be trusted. Why would simply the act of leaving a religion automatically change that?"

- words of advice I received my first day on an XJW forum and regretabbly ignored.

Uzzah

talesin

Here's a few of my favorites, on how to have a good life,

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. The sinners have much more fun. You know that 'only the good die young'.

- Billy Joel

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live - it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.

- Oscar Wilde

Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution yet.

- Mae West

hehe ;)

Corvin

Rubbish. Love is a feeling. Love is not an "act." Whatever "acts" people do in the name of love are not "love" but the result of the feeling we call "love." Crying is an "act," but it is the result of a feeling that may range from sadness to elation.

Farkel, you are a smart guy, but I don't think you have thought this one all the way through.

My information did not come from the drugstore. It has been published by creditable authorities and I have only experienced love IN PRACTICE.

There are many emotions that we feel naturally. When we listen to what our emotions are telling us, we might be motivated by them to take action, but we don't always. For example: what does the emotion of loneliness tell you? Any idea?

What are we suppose to do when we feel guilt? What should we DO when we feel hurt or angry?

We choose to feel any given way at any given time simply by the perspective we have about something or someone . . . ie, the actions that person takes . . . no?

When you think you are "in love" what are you really feeling? Warmth? Kindness? Euphoria? Horny? "I feel love when I am in love!" Right. How do you account for "loving someone" when you feel absolutely no "love" for them whatsoever?

The only legitimate expression of love, no matter what level, is through action. You feel love???? So. What does that mean? Ask 100 people to define love and they will all give a different definition . . . why? Because they only know love by how it has been expressed to them. I would bet all my life's savings on this one definition: Love is having the best interests of another person at heart ahead of you own, especially spiritually.

Good luck on your search for that love emotion.

Corvin

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