Love Makes a Person Stupid...or Not?
By ajpa23
@ajpa23 (92)
Philippines
November 10, 2011 6:32pm CST
I remember a class in which our teacher posed us a question on which should we follow: the brain or the heart? And I remember answering that it should be the brain, rationalizing that in the anatomy of the human body, the brain is placed at a higher position than the heart and thus, the brain should come first before the heart. Scientific investigations also say that our feelings are from the hypothalamus which is also in the brain. So, definitely the correct answer is the brain, right? How naive I was.
As a constant academic achiever, I've always believe that I should not let my feelings rule over my mind. But when I experienced my first love, I didn't even realize that I was acting "stupidly" or doing something that I believe I will never do. I acted without thinking and I fell hard and fast. I didn't even realize I had fallen in love. How stupid is that? I'm doing things for that person, hoping for some feelings from that person and at the same time, trying not to expect. Now that I'm reflecting back, I really don't understand what made me do that. My actions. My feelings. They are incredibly stupid to me. So, is it really like that? Can't intelligence save you from acting like a love-sick fool? It's really weird.
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5 responses
@Aja103654 (5646)
• Philippines
11 Nov 11
The brain and heart have different functions. meaning, just because you are intelligent doesn't mean you can control how you feel. though I have also noticed that people who are too smart start to forget how to feel. And in some cases, smart people fall in love and give their everything resulting to bad consequences.
Our class salutatorian was brilliant in her academics but now, she got pregnant, the father of her child didn't come back to her and now she's a single mom. It's sad.
Different people perceive and view love differently. Intelligence may help you through your knowledge about other people's experience or from insightful books you read about love, what to do and not to do in a relationship. Still, the heart can over rule a person at times.
I suppose, love often makes a person stupid!
@kaeirole (668)
• Philippines
11 Nov 11
sometimes, when we're at the peak of being in love, we tend to forget how to use our brain and rationalize things..because we, as humans, always thinks to do everything for our love..
for me, intelligence can save us from acting like love-sick fool..but we need enough experience to do that..because we always learn from our experiences..maybe the better solution to avoid that love-sickness is to not give everything to the one we love..we must leave something for us..because if that person will leave us, we only have ourselves to count on..
@anusha2128 (886)
• India
11 Nov 11
Love makes us to do everything for our beloved ones.basically this cannot be stopped by anyone.I think this real love.if you say this is stupidity then some will say this is love.
@shanemae (1025)
• Philippines
11 Nov 11
well then that makes us all fair in love and war.
hi ajpa!
we tend to be really irrational when we fall in love.
we are not in ourselves and we lose in our emotions.
but i know you enjoyed the feeling right?
the more when he showed appreciation of all you efforts.
i think that what makes love very profound.
we tend to be really irrational when we fall in love.
we are not in ourselves and we lose in our emotions.
but i know you enjoyed the feeling right?
the more when he showed appreciation of all you efforts.
i think that what makes love very profound.
@jtj_hello (627)
• Philippines
11 Nov 11
I don't think love makes someone stupod. In contrary, It inspires someone to be more than he or she had ever been before. If you are in love, you see things in different level. Feel things in different way. Being near or beside someone you love. If the person of yout interest doesn't not inspire you or worst, irritates you...better stop your relationship than to continue and regret at the end for the time wasted.
