What Is Life Without LOVE?

@kerriannc (4279)
Jamaica
October 4, 2009 5:46pm CST
Growing up when asked what do you want in life we will answer a happy marriage and two children a boy and a girl. If you are goal oriented then you will answer to become a teacher, nurse or even a policeman. But we never take time out to understand that whatever we want in life first begins with a four letter word LOVE. Things we want in life surround this word because we cannot have a marriage without loving that particular persons just as how you cannot become a teacher without first loving that teacher who first gave you the glimpse of teaching. My encouragement to you is teach your children how to love and then whatever he/she aims for in life it will be given. Now what is your opinion?
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@irene3184 (898)
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
Yes, I agree with your statement. You can be what you want to be by first love what career what you want to pursue not by just going stable but think that this can make you happy. Love must come first before doing and planning anything in your future.
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@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
You couldn't have said it better. Thanks for stopping by.
@ronnyb (6113)
• Jamaica
5 Oct 09
Interesting discussion and as usual quite insightful,I must admit that I never looked at it in this fashion and will now start looking at life like you do .I think if many more persons adopted this approach the materialistic "get all you want at all cost " even if you trample others kind of mentality would disappear and people would care for others more.Keep on writing these kind of discussions we really need them
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@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
Hey Ronny how you doing? Thank you
@StarBright (2798)
• United States
5 Oct 09
This is a very insightful post. At first I dismissed it. I thought, children learn to love by being loved. But then, I thought again. That is not always true. We really have to go that extra step. Sometimes if all we do is love our children, we can raise some pretty selfish, self-centered brats who really don't know how to extend love beyond themselves. A classic example is my grandson who has Asperger's syndrome. His case is the extreme and because of his Asperger's he requires special work to teach him social skills. But all children, benefit when they are encouraged to express feelings of love and kindness to teachers and others who help them and show kindness to them.
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
Hi StarBright, I am glad that you stop by. Yes when children are encourage to express this wonderful feeling then they themselves will learn to love and appreciate who they are. Your grandson is well loved and he will show others how to love his/herself when the time is right because of the teaching he was taught. Give him a kiss for me.
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
4 Oct 09
Oh I agree with you, I believe we all must have some love within us just as much as we need the air we breath, even the love of a pet can do it, we just need that feeling or we will become baron in life...Maybe that is what is missing in the people who are killing and murdering for no reason these days...Yes we must teach love...
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
Hi Lilaclady, yes we should teach love. God says how can we love Him and we don't see Him let our neighbors we don't love. When we learn how to love it is should a beautiful feeling that it oozes out of us without we even knowing it. Thank you for your comments.
5 Oct 09
living life without love is like no life at all. life would be boring, useless and miserable.
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
There are a lot of persons in this world living without love and they tell themselves that they are happy. Until you start loving yourself where you are kind, respectful and honest then you will never be able to love another. Being in love is different from the love that God told us to practice.
• China
5 Oct 09
totally agree, can't imagine a life without love, how lonely it will be? speically for infants, they can live without love. for adults we can but we are not truely alive.
• United States
5 Oct 09
Life wothout love is simply lost.
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
Welcome to Mylot Goodieboy. There millions in this world who are living without love because they weren't taught how to love and so he/she is just going day by day. All we need to do is pray for these souls so that one day they can come to love the way God told us to do.
@Bluepatch (2476)
• Trinidad And Tobago
5 Oct 09
Love and friendship are the two things that make life worthwhile. A loveless life leads to a stunted character and hate crimes. Just read the psychology of serious criminals and you will see this. We need love and friendship to enjoy almost everything, anyway. Its essential.
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
A persons will killed and marred and let have a side of him/her that show love. What we need to know is what causes this person to turn to this type of life.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
i never thought of that before. when i was young when i was asked i will say career. but if i can bring back time , i will say love too. cause i have learned love is the most important thing in life. people need love. it is hard to get by each day if no one loves us. we can get by with little money as long as it can sustain us, but without love it is such a miserable existence, lonely and without direction. it is not worth living if we are out of love.
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
Once we learn to love ourselves then we will appreciate the love that others bring to us.
@velentina (891)
• Mauritius
5 Oct 09
If ///////GOD has created heart he has also created LOVE and feelings. Everything we do in life we must do it with love. Love leads us to the path of success. We Only if we love something then we may appreciate it. Without love this life is nothing.
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
There is no if there. God created heart and one of His commandments is that we should love our neighbours as ourselves. There are a lot of persons in this world who doesn't practice love because they weren't taught it. Love goes hand and hand with forgiveness and we forget to forgive when things happen to us.
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
Hello Kerriannc, That is so true, Love can work in many ways not just two people loving each other or in the family or friends, but also i nhow you love your work and career. but of course, comparing and weightening love between career and family, it is the family which is the priority because too much work with out attention and love for the children is seemed worth less
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
You are so correct. Thank you for your comment.
@Milesxiao (104)
• China
5 Oct 09
Have you heard the song 'the power of love' by celi dion, so we konw that it is true and respected, whatever you are, whatever you doing, whereever you are, however you feel, it doesn't matter, if only we own love, it is best. life could be cruel, life could be loving, so it depends what you choose and what you do in the real world, with others.
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
Welcome to Mylot. No one own Love but inside learn to have it by appreciate others and being forgiveness then it will be in his/her life.
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
I don't know that happen if there's a life but without love. No man is an island is the good motto to me. Because love is full life and hapiness.
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
Welcome to mylot. Yes no one is an island but for one to show love he/she must learn to love his/herself first.
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
Yap if you have love you can appreciate all things in life. And you can manage your own problem that you cannot comment sin.
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
Love is a powerful tool but it doesn't stop one from seeking assistance outside if he/she needs it. What it will do is help one to understand what the advisor is trying to tell he/she.
@Hazelrose (2179)
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
Hi kerriannc,For me Life is not complete with out love.Love is the greatest gift of God to mankind.All things we do in this world needs love.Love conquers all.Good Luck!
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
Thank you for your comments.
@jerimiyah (232)
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
Life without love is eating a bowl of soup without salt. What would be the world without love. We already have some areas in our lives that are attractive enough. Without love, not only would there be war in the world but it will exist in our workplaces, school and homes. My life will have no color and i don't even mind the times i cry over a fight with my hubby. It brings out the best in you and me. The song goes, i rather a bad times with you then good time with someone else. Being with the one we loves and being in love and able to be in that environment. Its the best place to be.:)
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
Welcome to Mylot and thank you for such a wonderful comment. I hope you will enjoy here as I have come to do.
@artistry (4151)
• United States
5 Oct 09
...Hi kerriannc, I think you pointed out a very valid point, in fact let's go all the way back. If we are to believe the Bible...."for God so loved the world...." We are a product of love and so we go on, hoping that the love in us will blossom, and endear us to others as we move through life. Children should be taught to love and care for others. I don't have children, but I remember my nephew, when he was about 6 years old, was hitting his cousin, who was a girl. I took him aside and smacked his hand, telling him he should never, ever hit a girl. Some twenty years later, my sister told me he came into the house that day and told her, that I cared about him, because I told him what was right. I also found out that he told his male friends, when he got older, that his Aunt had told him never to hit a girl, and he had kept that lesson all those years. I was very touched. Love is strong and it comes in any forms. Take care. Share the love. :o)
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
That is so sweet. Thanks for sharing. I have told my friends over and over that even though I don't have any children I will never see one doing wrong and not reprimand him/her because you will never know how it will shape his/her future. You did the right thing and now your nephew is one of those guys who will never hit a female. Thank you so much for taking the time out to teach him a valuable lesson.
• United States
5 Oct 09
Isn't true love the only meaning of life?
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
Hey MrInteresting welcome to MYLOT. Yes true love should be the meaning of life but yet there are persons who doesn't know how to love. For one to love another he/she has to learn to love his/herself. When you start doing this then you will never think of hurting another.
• Pakistan
5 Oct 09
life would be much better if you talk about the LOVE which a girl and a boy have between them BEFORE MARRIAGE :D
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
Hey Sohaibhk welcome to MYLOT before a boy and girl have the IN LOVE they first as to love themselves. When you learn to love yourself then you will not hurt the one you are In Love with. You will respect, cherish and understand that partner because you wouldn't hurt yourself so you will not hurt the one you are IN LOVE with. Love start with us before we can fall in love.
5 Oct 09
i think life without love is useless and miserable.how can one person live life without it. love gives us hope and encouragement in what we think and do. love affects us in many ways.
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 09
Hey vaunedeth welcome to Mylot. Yes life without love we are miserable but yet there are millions not living with it because they are not able to love themselves.