I chose to research the word "love" for many reasons. For one thing, I rarely see "true" love today anymore. Instead I see sexual attractions based on physical appearance rather than internal beauty. I believe that love is not only a strong desire for another (physical, mental, and internal) but also a desire that will last forever. Love is not something that will change every day, month, or year.
Examples of love and day-to-day, physical attractions can be found in literature as well. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, we see "love affairs," but is it correct to call it a form of love? There was no sense of desire or emotional passion for the other in the novel; Lady Bertilak instead tried to use physical appearance for a one-night-rodeo. In Beowulf, we also see a form of love, but not for another person: it was a love for action, war, and Beowulf himself. I believe that Beowulf's love was true because he was obsessed with his passion for fighting monsters.
However, if you look at modern day, you see people saying "I love this movie," "I love that song," and "I love that guy" left and right. I've been thinking about this for a long time; do people really "love" these things, or do they "really like" them. I admit, I've said, "I love this movie" and "I love that song," and it turned out that I forgot about them after a month or so. I never "loved" them, I just "liked" them at the moment. I am interested in researching the word "love" to understand why people overuse this word and if it will ever regain its meaning. Many people say, "Wow, hate is a strong word." Well, the word "love" is just as strong, perhaps stronger, and it should be given respect.
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