Love's Flow Direction
The Direction of Flow of Love.
The scientific definition I have personally coined for love the ability to do work.
Making love appear more or less energy as we know in our basic physics.
And as an energy, love has the ability to move from one point to another or even metamorphose from one state to another.
For this piece, we focus on the movement of love. Two distinct directions have been postulated as love's possible pathways.
•The one-way direction.
•The mutually-opposite direction.
Now let's try to consider these directions one after the other.
But before we even proceed, which of these pathways do you think is best for love's movement.
(waiting for your response)
The One-way flow module postulates that love must flow from one end (subjective) to another end (objective) in a unidirectional manner. In the sense that the rate of flow of love from the subjective terminal (the one giving the love) is independent on the action of the objective terminal (the one being loved).
The Mutually-opposite flow module, on the other hand, postulates that the love must flow from one end to another in a reciprocal manner. In that the love flow depends on both emission from both ends. The flow rate depends on both ends. The inability of of one end to emit love renders the other end also incapacitated to do same.
In this module, love is seen to flow as long as both ends are in consensual synchrony.
This module is much akin to the tagline "love goes where love is".
Now here comes the multimillion dollar question: 'which of these love flow theories is most right ??? '
I will try as much as possible to neither impose any of the flow on anyone nor suggestively uphold one over the other.
But of these two theories, the one I strongly believe in is the One-way flow... Even though it is the least common amongst people.
Come to think of our parents awhile.
They, loving us not because we necessarily loved them.
If nothing at all, there are times when our rebellion alone, plainly communicated anything besides love to them, yet they love us regardlessly.
For those of us who believe in God/Allah... Do you think God's love for us is because we love Him too???
Obviously not. His great love for humanity is not dependent on humanities love for Him.
He just loves, because that's His nature. And if we be His image indeed, do we not also ought to love as He does???
Now let's go for a brief personal tour- using myself as an example:
I choose to love you, not because you love me, but rather because I want to love you.
And your actions and inactions cannot affect this love i have chosen to have for you. If i should ever decide to not love you, then it is because i have actually chosen not to... not because of your actions or reactions or inactions.
The fact is that, I try relentlessly to not make others dictate my feelings in any way.
So when I love you, you cannot make me unlove you... I get to take that decision... Only I.
Now considering the other module, it is what I call the 'perfect state of love'. Love in it's equilibrium state.
It is the ideal kind of love that every loving being hopes for. Even God dreams of this kind of love, in the sense that regardless the fact that His love for us is not dependent on ours for Him, He still wishes we could love him back too. He does all that He can to win our hearts, and whether he succeeds or not, in winning our hearts, does not affect His love for us. He loves us still.
Oh how beautiful would it be if love always went where love !
So i believe the best we can do with these two theories is to find a harmonious blend for the two.
So why don't we love in the One-way direction whiles being optimistic that should our love get reciprocated then it's only a bonus but should it not be reciprocated, we love still !
The bottom line is, just to keep love flowing, for it is the energy that keeps humanity alive, without it we are nothing.
Stay blessed as always.
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