The three and the most important types of loves (in my opinion), are family love [storge"], romantic love [eros], and selfless love[agape"]. all of these love types are true and to be alive forever until the end of time. ... Next is Romantic love, the sweetest love and the most joyful love there is. ... Finally, there is selfless love, which the story of "Angus OG" explains it well. ... This passage is a great example of selfless love, and it also shows that when two people love each other it doesn't matter what the situation is, as long as they are with each other. ... Whether that l...

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What is Love? ... Sometimes love is seen as selfless giving, sometimes as selfish clinging and self centeredness, some love is conditional as stated by Fromm's "fathers love" where it is said. ... Fromm Stated that there are Five Types of Love Brotherly Love Motherly Love Erotic Love Self Love and, Love of God Most people see the problem of love primarily as that of being loved rather than that of loving, of one's capacity to LOVE. ... If you are insecure and dislike yourself, you will be unable to love, avoid love, or be fragilely dependent on love. Both of thes...

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Jennifer Donnelly uses simile in likening words with shining, luxurious pearls and symbolism to represent Mattie's mother's support of Mattie's dreams and her love of learning as a legacy. ... Mattie feels pressure to be selfless and also feels as though she is dishonouring her mother's dying wish. ... In the context of A Gathering Light women were expected to be selfless and put their husbands and children before themselves and their wants. ... However, society still holds firm expectations for women's roles in families and has the belief that women should be selfle...

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It is an act of selflessness and openness that dominates other ties. ... Friendship should be selfless. Giving and sharing without expecting anything back as La Rochefoucauld found out that" friendship is the only human bond in which the tyrannical cycle of our self-love seems broken"; "we can love each other even more than love ourselves" (On Friendship par.6). ... Selfless! ... Sometimes, it "arises out of fear, not love; thinking we will lose the ones we love" (Girlfriend July 2000). ...

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When Jonas gained more knowledge, he becomes selfless towards others. The narrator states, "But the moment passed and was followed by an urge, a need, a passionate yearning to share the warmth with the one person for him to love." ... In this situation, by sharing something so important such as memories, Jonas shows his selflessness. ... Above all this, Jonas" selflessness, integrity, and perseverance enable him to change the community. ... Without diversity, there would be no love and compassion. ...

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McEwan began "Enduring Love" by telling us "The beginning is simple to mark". ... Logan has haunted the entire novel in various guises, as the selfless martyr, the absent father and the possibly but eventually not faithless husband. ... Bonnie and Reid have introduced a new kind of love into the novel. ... Enduring love is a dark novel, and a light ending wouldn't be right for it. ... The idea of "Enduring Love" is to explore, what is love and what is madness and where is the line between the two. ...

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As I've grown older, I've argued with myself with what love is and why we fall in love. ... We know that love often leads to loss, heartbreak, and unexplainable pain; so why would we try and find someone to love and in turn, someone to love us? Along with these complex questions, I've wondered if love in any state is a selfless act that compels us to put others before ourselves or if it is actually a selfish and egotistic pretense to mask our own problems. "The April Witch" by Ray Bradbury explores a multitude of questions that pop up when it comes to the perplexing puzzle th...

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In this "realm" two kinds of people exist; those who are selfish and those who are selfless. ... Equivalent is a person who has learned and chose to neglect the Prophet Mohammad (May peace be upon him)'s words of wisdom, "None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself." Nevertheless there are most certainly people who choose to live by such a proclamation, the humble souls who are emotionally selfless. ... More importantly, the person is one who strives to become the person who is the source of happiness and the one to love the othe...

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Selflessness does not necessarily mean giving up personal happiness for the sake of others. Selflessness means focusing on personal growth. ... He is ensuring that if you realize your selflessness and conform to an adaptive persona that does not mean you disappear into the background or lose your individuality. ... Leslie Bell's stories in "Selections from Hard to Get: Twenty-Something Women and the Paradox of Sexual Freedom" are an examination of the relationship between love and self and how it projects itself into everyday life. ... He discusses selflessness in context of ach...

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Love is or should be unconditional. Love is giving and selfless, love is therefore unselfish. ... Haemon not only kills himself to be with his love but also for the love and respect of his father. ... He decides that he loves her anyway and they confess their love for each other. ... Romeo and Juliet are both in love with the idea of being in love. ...

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In the book Geek Love by Katherine Dunn, Dunn displays the character Arty as narcissistic, power hungry carnival freak. ... Arty wields his power, in a narcissistic, ill-hearted manner, over helpless weak minds, while Chick uses his power in selflessness and in a pure heart for the good of his family. ... Olly's unconsequential love for Arty gives him full power over Olly even until her death. For example, Olly loved Arty with such vigor that she used his sperm to have her child Miranda. ... Being the heartless person he is, Arty Gonzalez 5 uses his own ...

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When I incredulously demanded why she even cared, she stated "Susie has made a lot of mistakes and just needs someone to love her -. ... I thought your aunt Susie was always good to you and that you loved her. ... In every circumstance she selflessly eased someone's pain. ... Selflessly, she would fill the emptiness and let me go. ... Today, as I reflect upon my life and how I've negatively impacted so many others, I remember the love, strength and conviction I saw in Patricia. ...

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Controlled by love, the valor and glorious acts of Lancelot are attributed to the overwhelming love he feels for Guinevere. ... Lancelot's courtly love once again fuels his actions. ... Lancelot's love is the ever present motivation to carry on. ... Totally selfless in his actions to pursue the Queen, Lancelot places Guinevere above anything else in his life. ... During this battle the power of his love is reveal further as entranced by his love Lancelot gains strength in battle. ...

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But is there even such a thing as a purely selfless act? Sure there are actions that seem selfless, but the reason for doing them is consciously or unconsciously selfish. ... This seemingly selfless act is really only to help the amount of food they can grow or catch that season. ... It is true that no one wants to see a loved one in pain; however another reason for this is because it hurts the uninjured one to see such pain. The reason that mainly family members are helped is because of coincidence; most of a life is lived with family and when it comes to one of those members being hurt, the ...

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But is there even such a thing as a purely selfless act? Sure there are actions that seem selfless, but the reason for doing them is consciously or unconsciously selfish. ... This seemingly selfless act is really only to help the amount of food they can grow or catch that season. ... It is true that no one wants to see a loved one in pain; however another reason for this is because it hurts the uninjured one to see such pain. The reason that mainly family members are helped is because of coincidence; most of a life is lived with family and when it comes to one of those members being hurt, the ...

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Because of the focus on spiritual growth and selflessness in Buddhism, practitioners of the religion are at odds with the values of the world around them. For people to live in harmony it is imperative that one understand why Buddhists give up material wealth, live a strict lifestyle, and cut ties with loved ones to participate in their religion the way that they do. ... Compared with these, how unstable and fleeting are the joys of sexual love, or winning a lottery. ... Though the rigidity of the Buddhist religion may seem impossible for people outside of the religion to comprehend it is i...

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However, one can look at Henry's expectations as hypocritical because Henry usurped the throne from Richard and did not obtain his throne by being princely, selfless or honorable. ... Hal's redemption is further bolstered by his selfless actions to save his father. ... It is not hard for Hal to recognize the error of Falstaff's ways but is hard for him to keep a great love; respect and affection toward the man who helped raise him. ... And although much of his time has wasted in taverns and bars he still learned the true sense of honor and selflessness by doing the right thing. ...

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It is difficult to understand why some chose to live in fear of the person they love and stay in abusive relationships and/or marriages. Whether it be for love, finances, religious beliefs, low self-esteem, fear, shame or isolation; these emotions have led the abuse victim to making a poor choice to stay in such a situation. ... Although the act of selflessness in some circumstances is that to be admired, in this cause it proves to be most unhealthy. ... An abuse victim might believe that they are sacrificing for a selfless act and maybe that fact just makes them feel good. ... This is why peo...

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Probably his most famous work, The Love Song of J. ... Here Thomas Beckett realizes the danger of his own soul: If he selfishly seeks martyrdom out of a personal desire for immortality, rather than selflessly accepting the risk of death while defending what he believes is right, then he will commit treason against the very Lord he is supposedly serving. ... The priests take him to the altar and lock the door, but Beckett can now sense that he is approaching the proper attitude of selflessness, that he is truly accepting martyrdom in defense of the ideas and ideals of the Church, rather tha...

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On the contrary, Sir Lucan presents the quality of selflessness when he puts King Arthur's life before his own, even when he is fatally wounded. ... When Sir Gawain flinches in fear of losing his life it shows that he is quite selfish, while Sir Lucan is clearly selfless, sacrificing his life for the life of King Arthur. ... They are filled with adventure, love, and supernatural events. ...

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Fletcher in his book The History of English Literature argues that Victorian respectability hides the importance of sexuality in the love relationship in a dark cupboard. ... People of Victorian Era idealized the Angel in the House," the view that the perfect woman was embodied in the submissive, selfless devotion of the domestic housewife. Most aptly epitomised in the telling title of Coventry Patmore's immensely popular verse novel The Angel in the House (1854), the Victorian concept of womanhood stressed woman's purity and selflessness. ... But what she becomes engrossed in is a s...

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Additionally, when Molina tells Valentin the story of a Nazi propaganda film, Valentin is concerned only with the factual political issues and not with love story Molina describes. ... When he speaks about Marta, a previous girlfriend whom he did love, Valentin says that, "it seems like we were destined to be separated" (139). ... More importantly, Valentin finally accepts his love for Marta and even expresses it to her without fear that it will show weakness or damage him. He declares, "Marta, oh how much I love you! ... But by the end of the novel, after weeks of Molina's solicit...

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One must also perform selfless acts of duty and service for the good of others and the community. ... Also, like Bhraman can take multiple forms, there are multiple forms for one to show their love for their god. ... In the Bhakti mode one must be selfless and affectionate and work only for the sake of Bhraman. ... In the final stage one neither hates nor loves anything. ...

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The question, however, that needs to be asked is, was she a self-made monster of ambition and evil or an emotionally imbalanced woman driven by love? ... This wisdom of her husband, however, reveals that maybe her intentions are purely selfless because she cares for him a great deal and is convinced this is what he wants, even though he is not aware of it. ... It is evident that she has great love for her husband and that her main aim was to make her husband happy. ...

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As Andrew learns of this ancient text, his professor states that Kieu, '"says everything about the Vietnamese She is a prostitute, The things she has done are not commendable[but] they are selfless acts. ... Andrew understands that survival and selflessness are linked to prostitution within Vietnam. ... Andrew writes that he wishes he "could tell her of the warmth and respect" he feels towards her because he appreciates her, "selfless devotion to her family," (135). ... He is overrun with regret about his past because he feels party responsible for Chi's dea...

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