“What is love? Baby, don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me, no more.” – Haddaway
Back in the early 90’s, pop singer Haddaway posed a question about love. In this song, Haddaway explores the dimensions of what it means to love. A little silly, right? It’s hard for one to take this question seriously when all you can picture is a scene from “A Night at the Roxbury”, with Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan simultaneously bobbing their heads to the beat of this infamous song. While I can’t help but bob my head along to this extremely catchy song, I also wander off into an idea of what this song means. It’s a simple question, but I still ask, what is love? Is it comfort in the solace of knowing someone is looking over you and watching out for your well-being? …show more content…
This individual is then set free and led to the mouth of the cave, where he discovers an entirely new world. When he enters this new world, it takes time for the man to adjust to his new surroundings. Once his eyes have adjusted to the newfound light and surroundings, the man then realizes that what he has perceived to be real for his entire life has simply been a charade. He had never really seen the outside world and what it offered, only what others allowed him to believe was true. When he reached enlightenment, only then was he able to truly see what the world had to offer and thus he gained a different concept of reality. This shows us that our perception is reality. Upon returning to the cave, he tried to enlighten the others he was with before, but they simply laughed in his face and mocked him. These people in the cave understood reality, or at least what they perceived to be reality, and they had no intentions of changing their perception. So this raises the question as to who’s right, the people in the cave or the individual who …show more content…
People will always believe what they want to believe, even if they are aware of another, more enlightened, way of thinking. However, folks on either side of the issue have a difficult time accepting this case. Often times people want to paint issues as either black or white with no middle ground, especially those topics concerning religion, politics, or other sensitive subjects. I don’t think belief works that way. While I’m not particularly religious, I believe religion is good for those who choose to follow a certain faith, however I don’t think there’s one religion that is better than another. One of the best ways I’ve heard that point of view portrayed is in a song titled “I Love You and Buddha Too.” by Mason Jennings. In the song, Jennings paints the picture of religion without judgment, in which we can all acknowledge that there doesn’t have to be just one way to love God, but many. The first verse says, “Oh Jesus, I love You, and I love Buddha too, Ramakrishna, Guru Dev, Tao Te Ching and Mohammed”. Religion is a complex entity but it’s one that spends a great deal of time discussing love. Love for your lord and savior, love for your fellow people, love for the world around you; it’s all about love. Why spend time discussing why someone else’s belief is right or wrong? If your religion is founded on the grounds of living a complete and full life, then maybe more time should be spent caring for
Back in the early 90’s, pop singer Haddaway posed a question about love. In this song, Haddaway explores the dimensions of what it means to love. A little silly, right? It’s hard for one to take this question seriously when all you can picture is a scene from “A Night at the Roxbury”, with Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan simultaneously bobbing their heads to the beat of this infamous song. While I can’t help but bob my head along to this extremely catchy song, I also wander off into an idea of what this song means. It’s a simple question, but I still ask, what is love? Is it comfort in the solace of knowing someone is looking over you and watching out for your well-being? …show more content…
This individual is then set free and led to the mouth of the cave, where he discovers an entirely new world. When he enters this new world, it takes time for the man to adjust to his new surroundings. Once his eyes have adjusted to the newfound light and surroundings, the man then realizes that what he has perceived to be real for his entire life has simply been a charade. He had never really seen the outside world and what it offered, only what others allowed him to believe was true. When he reached enlightenment, only then was he able to truly see what the world had to offer and thus he gained a different concept of reality. This shows us that our perception is reality. Upon returning to the cave, he tried to enlighten the others he was with before, but they simply laughed in his face and mocked him. These people in the cave understood reality, or at least what they perceived to be reality, and they had no intentions of changing their perception. So this raises the question as to who’s right, the people in the cave or the individual who …show more content…
People will always believe what they want to believe, even if they are aware of another, more enlightened, way of thinking. However, folks on either side of the issue have a difficult time accepting this case. Often times people want to paint issues as either black or white with no middle ground, especially those topics concerning religion, politics, or other sensitive subjects. I don’t think belief works that way. While I’m not particularly religious, I believe religion is good for those who choose to follow a certain faith, however I don’t think there’s one religion that is better than another. One of the best ways I’ve heard that point of view portrayed is in a song titled “I Love You and Buddha Too.” by Mason Jennings. In the song, Jennings paints the picture of religion without judgment, in which we can all acknowledge that there doesn’t have to be just one way to love God, but many. The first verse says, “Oh Jesus, I love You, and I love Buddha too, Ramakrishna, Guru Dev, Tao Te Ching and Mohammed”. Religion is a complex entity but it’s one that spends a great deal of time discussing love. Love for your lord and savior, love for your fellow people, love for the world around you; it’s all about love. Why spend time discussing why someone else’s belief is right or wrong? If your religion is founded on the grounds of living a complete and full life, then maybe more time should be spent caring for