The title refers to more then just lyrics of a terrible song. Throughout my life, love has been almost an on again off again thing. There are many forms of love which can be categorized in a plethora of ways. In ancient philosophy, Plato defines it as;
Love is the desire for permanent possession of the good
Love is therefore a desire for immortality
This is manifested in physical eros which seeks reproduction.
Plato, then, implicitly denigrates homo-erotic love.)
True immortality, i.e. the true satisfaction of the desire for the permanence of good, can only be found in philosophy (actually erosophy).
So is there more to it then that? In my eyes, love is more of an emotion then a desire for immortality. It is wanting to share happiness, sadness, health, time, effort, and everyday life in order for one to be happy and fulfilled. Love translates into many things that are hard to describe until you have truly felt it. If you have ever read any of the "Love is" articles in the newspaper, you get an idea of everything it entails. It is something to live your life by. You want to love everything for what it is and not what it "could be".
Love has been a huge factor for many people when dealing with the hardships of life. It can be a guiding light an a shoulder to lean on. Love has the ability to make even the worst of days turn to the best of days through small actions that define someones love for another. Love can change someones life for the better and leave an ever lasting impression. It is a binding force that is something everybody experiences throughout their entire life. Even those people who you think cannot love anything (like the Grinch) can be shown the way and turned from the worst to the best.
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While love is viewed as "good" you much also look at the impact rather than the perks of love. The greatest example would be the Trojan War, an entire war caused merely be love. Medieval tragedies emphasis this as love can be the deadliest blade of them all. Perhaps love in itself is pure and good, however the context of love or mean by which we go to achieve love present both positive and negative outcomes.
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