Love vs. Desire
As individuals, we all have our own perception of what love is. At times, we also try to justify what love should mean to another person, but that's a completely different topic for another day. Today, I would like to speak on how our perception of love and desire for another person(s) play key roles in our daily decisions. I strongly believe that humans are naturally possessive beings similar to many other animals. However, how can we as intellectual beings identify the difference between desire and love? Is love desire or desire love? Can one be without the other? Osho's comment simply reveals the realities of typical human behavior. When we see something attractive (whether human or not) we desire to possess it even when we do truly appreciate it. But why do we as humans always want to possess and appreciate? If we pick the flower that we appreciate for its immense beauty, but then it dies, do we still truly appreciate that flower? When we dispose of the dead flower, do...