Joy is also important in love. Joy is the feelings of pleasure that we get from love. In the article “The Love of My Life” by T.C. Boyle, the author demonstrates how a couple were living in peace, can have a happy life. Their life was stress free and simple “He drove her car, slept on the couch in the family room at her parents’ house, played tennis and watched football.” (Boyle 1). Joy is possible when you are at peace with yourself and feel safe. However, if don’t feel safe for yourself and your family, you will not take the pleasure of joy. For instance, one of my friend’s father got married when he was 31-years-old. At the time, there was a war going on in our country and his mother was pregnant. His father was a solder and he went to
