I read your consultation.
What is true love? What does it mean to really love someone?
The more I think about it, the less I understand. I think that's because if there is such a thing as “true love,” it is something that goes beyond the human way we are, and it's something we can't get our hands on.
Realistic love, or rather our love, is distress in terms of Buddhism. This is because after all, our love is made up of drawing lines and making distinctions.
Because “everyone loves you” would be a problem, right? Loving someone means not loving anyone else. I'm happy because I'm treated specially, so if “you too, everyone loves you this way,” is that love? Humans are the ones who feel that.
Well then, when it comes to where to draw a line at that time to distinguish them, after all, that is convenient for me. I love you because it's convenient for me. That is human love.
That's why love can turn into hate when it's no longer convenient. love and hate seem to be the exact opposite, actually
Love: Bringing something convenient or favorable closer
Hate: Keep away from things that aren't convenient or objectionable
So, they are essentially the same in that they are swayed by convenience. This is human love = thirst in Buddhism.
It's kind of disappointing when I say this, but I don't think that's the case. First, I think it's important to firmly acknowledge this fact. Rather, I think the relationship where people who are convenient miraculously met each other is a wonderful thing.
However, just as Buddhism treats imperfections, human convenience changes. I think this is where the game starts.
In other words, will they hurt each other by being swayed by convenience, or will they go beyond that. At that time, “the concept of love” = “can we also call it true love?” It's probably important to be asked questions from
If I overtrust that love will become my own, or that I can love someone beyond convenience, I will be overwhelmed by the reality that will not be the case, but I am tested by love only because I can't love that. I think there is a way for the two of them to go beyond convenience.
Of course, I don't mean to say anything pretentious about each other forgiving and acknowledging everything. Realistically, I think it's a task of making compromises and finding a landing point. But I really think it would be amazing if we could do that.
well, love is difficult...