Emerson (love)

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love

This is Emerson's,

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Love is a natural combination of tenderness and passionate desire like water, which puts forward the following requirements for people: in order to describe the emotional love experience of boys and girls with gorgeous colors, one should not be too old. The wonderful reverie of youth can't be thoughtful and leisurely at all, because the latter will freeze their beautiful years with old pedants. So, I know that I may be sued, and those members of the "court and parliament of love" will think that I am too cold and indifferent. However, I want to avoid these terrible nitpicking guys and turn to people older than me. It can be said that although the passion we talk about originates from teenagers, it will not be abandoned in old age. In other words, it will never make loyal servants old-fashioned, but will let the old people share the sweetness of love, and will not lose to those young girls, but in a different way, even more elegant.

Love is a flame, which has just turned into the last ember in the depths of one soul and has been rekindled by the free Mars produced by another soul. It burns a flame, and the flame is fierce until the fiery flame warms and illuminates the hearts of millions of men, women and all mankind, thus illuminating the whole world and nature. So it doesn't matter whether we try to describe the passion at the age of twenty, thirty or eighty. If you describe its early stage, you will miss its late stage, and describing its late stage will definitely lose some of its early features. Therefore, the only hope is that with patience and the help of the muse, we can understand its internal laws. It will certainly portray the truth that youth is permanent and eternal, so that it can be seen at a glance from any angle.

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What do people want to know most about any celebrity? It's nothing more than those affairs in his love history. What books are circulating in the library? How intoxicated we are when we read those romantic love novels! In daily life, what can be more fascinating than a passage by two of a kind? Maybe we have never met them, and we will never meet them again. However, when we see them flirting or having sex, we won't feel strange to each other anymore. We understand them and have great enthusiasm for the plot development of this romantic film. Everyone loves lovers.

Here is a strange fact: when many people relive their own life experiences, it seems that the most beautiful page in life history is a sweet memory of love. There, some accidental and trivial events are endowed with a magical charm by love, which actually exceeds the profound attraction of love itself. When they look back, they may find that some unattractive things are more real to the memory they are looking for than the magic itself that keeps these things in mind. However, no matter what our specific experience is, no one can forget the impact of that kind of power on our hearts. Its existence makes everything new; It is the dawn of music, poetry and art in a person; It makes nature radiant, changes sooner or later, and presents infinite charm. At that time, the slightest noise in a voice would make his heart beat wildly, and the most trivial things related to a figure would become amber deeply embedded in memory. When that person appears, he will always stare; When that person leaves, he will be troubled by dreams. At that time, the boy waited at the window all day long, staring affectionately. Even if he only sees a glove, a veil, a ribbon, or the wheels of a carriage, he will be fascinated. At that time, no place was too remote and lonely for him, because there were richer exchanges and sweeter conversations in his mind, which no old friend could give him, even though they were the best and purest people. Because the appearance, speech and behavior of the object he loves are not like other short-lived images, but as Plutarch said, it is the image of "burning porcelain glaze" and the object of his thoughts.

You left, but you're still here,

No matter where you are now,

You put your staring eyes, affectionate heart,

Left it on him. ①

In the prime and twilight of life, whenever we recall the past, we still can't help but feel sad, because we haven't enjoyed ourselves at that time, and we must have been anesthetized by the taste of pain and fear. Someone once said love:

All other pleasures are not worth its pain.

It is really deep in ignorance. At that time, the day was too short, so the night was spent in the memory of the cone heart; At that time, because I made up my mind to act generously, I tossed and turned, and it was difficult to sleep; At that time, moonlight was a joyful upsurge, stars were words, flowers were passwords, and breeze was written into music. At that time, everything seemed to be off topic, and the men and women running around the street were just fantasies.

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Passion rebuilds the world for young people. It makes everything full of vitality and meaning. Even nature is conscious. Now, every bird on the branch is singing to its heart, and its voice is clear and loud. He looked up at the sky and saw that the clouds were also smiling. The trees, swaying grass and shy flowers in the forest are all spiritual, as if they were tempting him to tell the secrets of his heart, so he was inevitably afraid. However, nature is always good at soothing and sympathizing. In this quiet green place, he found a more lovely home than with others.

That made him fall in love with the beauty of nature and music and poetry. It is a well-known fact that people have created many beautiful poems inspired by the passion of love, which cannot be done under any other conditions.

Love can make his nature full of strength, love can extend his emotions, love can make vulgar people gentle and timid people brave. In order to get the person you love, even a poor and humble person will have the courage and ambition to conquer the world. Although love gave him to another person, it gave him to himself more. Now, he is a brand-new person, with new feelings, new and more urgent intentions, and his personality and goals are also pious and solemn.

We praise the revelation of beauty to people, and we welcome it like sunshine. It makes everyone who owns it happy and full. A girl will let her lover know why beauty is described as grace in gait. Her presence has enriched the world. Although she distracted him and made other people and things disappear from his sight, she made up for it by herself. In this way, the girl standing in front of him became the representative of all virtues.

The ancients called beauty "the flower of virtue". Who can analyze the indescribable charm that flashes from a certain face or a certain form? It is difficult for us to get close to beauty, because the essence of beauty is like the luster on the neck of ivory pigeons, flickering and fleeting.

There is a saying: "If I love you, what does it mean to you?" We say this because we feel that what we love is not in your will, but above your will. It's not you, it's your glory. It's on you, but you don't realize it and you will never know it.

Therefore, God gave the soul the aura of youth, and let it rely on the beautiful body to recall the beautiful things in the sky. So, when a man sees a woman, he will run to her. When observing this man's figure, movements and wisdom, he found great happiness, because it made him see the existence of things that really exist in beauty and the reasons for beauty.

However, if the soul communicates with material objects too much, it will become vulgar, and it will mistakenly pin its satisfaction on the body, which will only get sadness. Because the body can't fulfill the promise made by beauty, but if we accept the hints of these illusions and the hints made by beauty to his soul, then the soul will begin to appreciate the various manifestations of personality through the body. When lovers treat each other with courtesy, they step into a truly beautiful palace. The flame of passionate love for beauty is getting stronger and stronger. With this kind of love, despicable feelings will be extinguished, just like the fire in the sun. So they became pure and sacred.

By communicating with things that represent superiority, nobility, humility and justice, lovers will give more love and understanding to these things. Therefore, he extended from loving one person's things to loving everyone's things. Therefore, a beautiful soul is just a door, through which he enters the world composed of all innocent souls. In the world where his partner lives, he can see any spots and stains more clearly. What makes him and her happy is that when overcoming the same shortcomings, they can point out each other's shortcomings and help and comfort each other. Because this sacred beauty is seen in many souls, and because the sacred things in every soul are free from the stain it has contaminated from the world, lovers have embarked on the steps of innovative souls, climbed the supreme beauty, and climbed the love and cognition of divinity.

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A man and a woman made eyes at each other, then courted each other, then they were passionate, made vows to each other, and finally got married. Passion makes their spirit and flesh completely blend together.

If Romeo dies, he should become a little star to decorate the sky. Lovers like intimacy, vows of eternal love and mutual understanding. When two people are alone, they will reminisce about each other's images and console themselves. Is the other person looking up at the same star and the same passing cloud that fascinates me? Is the other person reading the same book that makes me extremely happy and feeling the same emotion? However, the fate of mankind falls on these young people. Danger, sadness and pain always come to them. Love is prayer. For this dear partner, it made a Covenant with "eternal power", so it got married. It gives new value to everything in nature, it coats every line in the network with a layer of Hui Jin, and it immerses the soul in a new and sweeter realm. However, this combination is still a temporary state. Flowers, jewelry, poetry, and even another home in my heart can't satisfy the awesome soul living in my body. In the end, it will arouse itself and put aside those intimate relationships, just like throwing away a toy and then putting on armor to pursue those bigger and more universal goals.

We can't help feeling that love is just a tent for us to spend the night. Sometimes, we will be ruled and attracted by love, making our happiness depend on another person. However, we will soon see the vitality of the soul-its vault is illuminated by thousands of ever-burning lamps, and the passionate love that passes through our hearts like a dark cloud will lose its definite characteristics, and then merge with God to obtain its own perfection. Beautiful and charming love can only last forever if it is replaced by kindness, virtue and wisdom of a more beautiful and charming soul.

This is bacon's:

-Bacon The stage can show love better than life. Because on the stage, love is the theme of comedy and personality; But it has done many bad things in life; Sometimes like a siren, sometimes like rage. Love life on the stage is much better than love in life. Because on the stage, love is only the material of comedy and tragedy, but in life, love often brings misfortune. Sometimes it looks like a seductive witch (1), and sometimes it looks like a vengeance (2). You may notice that among all the great and valuable people (whether ancient or modern, people still remember them), no one has reached the level of crazy love: this shows that the great spirit and great cause really shut out this weak passion. However, you must exclude Marcus Antonius, half a partner of the Roman Empire, and Appius Claudius, decemvir and legislators; The former is really a sexy person, and excessive; But the latter is a serious and wise person: therefore, it seems that (though rarely) love can find an entrance, not only into an open heart, but also into a happy heart, if it is not well observed. You can see that none of the truly great figures (whether ancient or modern, as long as their fame is forever engraved in human memory) are crazy because of love, only Antony and Claudia in Rome are exceptions among these great men. The former is lascivious and dissolute, while the latter is resourceful. This shows that love will not only occupy an open and broad mind, but sometimes it will break into a heavily guarded mind-if you are lax in resisting it. This is a clumsy saying of Epicurus, as if man was born to meditate on heaven and all lofty things, except kneeling in front of a little idol and turning himself into a subject, though not a subject of his mouth (like a beast), but a subject of his eyes; This is for him for a higher purpose. Epicras (4) once said a stupid thing: "Life is just a big stage." It seems that human beings who should strive for lofty causes should be like dolls, just taking part in accidental amusement. Although the slave of love is different from the beast who only cares about eating and drinking, after all, it is only the slave of eyes and colors. God gives people eyes for a higher purpose. It's a strange thing to notice the excess of this passion, how brave it is, and the value of things; Always exaggerating is only appropriate in love. And not just in phrases; Because there is a good saying that all small flatterers have wisdom, and flatterers are one's self; Of course, more lovers. Because no proud person has ever been so absurdly self-righteous as a lover. Therefore, there is a saying that it is impossible to love and be smart. This weakness not only appears in front of others, but also does not appear in front of the loved one; But the most important thing is to give to those who are loved, except the love that is returned. Because this is a true rule, love is rewarding, rewarding, or there is an inner secret competition. Excessive pursuit of love will inevitably reduce the value of people themselves. For example, only in love, we always need that kind of high-sounding flattery. On other occasions, the same words can only make people laugh. There is a famous saying in the ancients: "The greatest flattery is always for yourself." -only flattery to lovers is an exception. Because even the proudest person is willing to belittle himself in front of his lover. Therefore, the ancients said well: "Even God can't stay smart in love." This weakness of lover is obvious not only in the eyes of outsiders, but also in the eyes of the pursued-unless she (he) is also pursuing him (her). So, this is the price of love. If you don't get love, you will get deep contempt. This is the eternal law. Besides, people should beware of this passion, which will not only lose other things, but also lose itself! As for other losses, the poet's account is very clear: he likes Helena, but he gave up the gifts from Juno and pallas. Because whoever values love too much will give up wealth and wisdom. Therefore, people should be very alert to this feeling. Because this will not only make people lose others, but also make people lose themselves. Even other losses, ancient poets have long told us that people who pursue Helen give up wealth and wisdom. At the most vulnerable time, this passion will be rampant; Great prosperity and great adversity; Although the latter is less noticed: both situations will ignite love and make it more intense, thus showing that love is the product of stupidity. They do best, if they have to admit love, but keep it quarterly; Completely separate it from the serious affairs and behaviors in their lives; Because if it checks the business once, it will trouble people's fate and make them unable to really achieve their goals. Therefore, people should be very alert to this feeling. Because this will not only make people lose others, but also make people lose themselves. Even other losses, ancient poets have long told us that people who pursue Helen give up wealth and wisdom. I don't know what's going on, but soldiers like love: I think, just like they like drinking; I wonder what makes it easier for many soldiers to fall in love. Maybe it's just like they like drinking, because dangerous life needs happy compensation more. In human nature, there is a secret tendency and motivation to love others. If this tendency and motivation are not spent on one person or a few people, it will naturally spread to many people and make people become kind and charitable. As is sometimes seen in monks. There may be a universal love tendency in people's hearts. If we don't focus on a specific object, it will be applied to a wider public and make him a kind person, just like some monks. The love of marriage makes human beings; Friendly love makes it perfect; But indulgent love has corrupted eth emba seth. The love of husband and wife makes human beings multiply. A friend's love helps others. But that kind of dissolute love will only make people degenerate and destroy!