Definition Essay About Love People

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People in this world have not a clue what it means to love or to be loved. Most people use one another and never truly attaches themselves to experience the feeling of love, but rather fill the void with things other than love. As mentioned in the documentary Minimalism, it is said, “that we as humans are too materialistic in the everyday sense of the world, but not at all materialistic enough in the actual word.” Thus, meaning that the focus of today’s society is not about who we love or whom we wish to share our lives with, but rather what we can purchase or who we can use to our own advantage. Loving people and using things will lead to a better more sensible way of life. Love people and use things, because the opposite does not work. …show more content…

Success is not given but rather earned; however, burning bridges to achieve this success is not the way to approach the situation. The way we handle and plan every predicament says something about our character and who we are as people. As stated by the author John Townsend, “How we operate as loving people, and who we love, will make a great difference in the courses of our lives.” The key word is loving people, meaning every human being is capable of loving and being loved, but love is much more than good intentions. Love is appreciation for another human being no matter the circumstance, outcome, or approval that is on the other …show more content…

My No. 1 aspiration in life is to leave each person I interact with at least a little bit better off than I found them. Sometimes this means taking a lot of time to help someone. Many times it means simply making eye contact and smiling to others as they walk by. This effort is so important to me because I have become acutely aware of how much pain I feel when I have done things that contribute to the suffering of other people, and how much joy I feel when I help someone to be happy and/or suffer less. The ability to help people be happy and suffer less is what I call true love, which I think has three essential components: kindness, compassion, and

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