'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.' This is a famous quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson. I have been pondering this quote for quite a bit of the day. I really wish that I could have a word with Mr. Tennyson to see just exactly what he meant by this statement. I would have a few questions for him. For example, if I never loved and didn't know what it felt like, what would I really miss? This is like telling a child that cotton candy is great, melts in your mouth and leaves a sugary goodness that dances on your taste buds. If that child never experiences the sweet satisfaction of cotton candy, what has the child missed? I would ask Mr. Tennyson, what about those who have loved and lost and never regained or found love again? Is it really great to have had such a feeling that can't be explained only to have it snatched from you, never to be returned again? How do you deal with the agony of the void that is left? Then I would want to know which love he was referring to. Is this in relationship to spousal love, family love, parent/child love, etc? All of which can be quite different but yet equally passionate.
I am wondering if true love really exist in this day and age. Is there a love that is so great and deep that someone is grateful just for the experience even if it doesn't last? (and if it doesn't last can it really be identified as true love) Are marriages today built on this same love? If so, what happened to that love that somehow ended and contributed to the 50% divorce rate? I believe that type of love can be obtained but you have to choose to love. You also have to work hard to keep love, or do you? Did this love die with Tennyson? My inquiring mind needs to know.
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