The concept of love has been the topic of discussion for quiet some centuries. It is a meaning and definition people been seeking since the beginning of time. Some might argue that love brings humans together and promote happiness and peace, yet happiness and peace are two very short fangled areas, as they will soon be contaminated with betrayal and lies. Love is a dangerous component of life and it works in unusually ways. Maybe there’s not even one single definition to the word “Love”. Clearly there are many elements to love and many ways to look at love but what exactly is love, and why is it important to define this enigma? Writers from the fields of science, literature, and philosophy gave their definition or wrote about the much-pondered …show more content…
He believes “love is chemistry”. If people look at love from his perspective they would understand love can be explained from scientific stand point. Jim points out there are a lot of chemicals racing around your brain and body when you love or in love. In order to understand the brain’s response to love, one must examine the brain and fully comprehend structures involved. One of the main structures involved with love is the limbic system. The particular system is well known as being the part of the brain involved in emotional response. Also in this system, they are many behavioral and sexual functions that give people that feeling of “love”. Limbic system is so crucial to understand how the brain makes people love or fall in love with other people.
Octavio Paz Lozano was a Mexican poet-diplomat and writer. He wrote a poem a called
“Two Bodies”. In this poem, people need one another to learn about themselves, to feel to love, and to understand human nature. The theme of the poem is about love and how two is always better than one. For example “Two bodies face to face are at times two knives and night strikes sparks”(51, Reading the World). This stanza talks about each person makes each other perfect. A dub knife can’t complete a job well but when the knife is sharp it can complete any task ask upon it. Love helps people grow and understand life