Modern Mythology 2024
Ayad Alghaithi
Period 7
11/09/2023
Love can be expressed in many different ways. I used to think of love as only caring and spending time with someone, but it is a lot more than that. Everyone has a different definition of how they perceive love. Love is blind. Loving is commitment. Love is a battlefield. It is a dynamic feeling that can be felt by everyone whether its good or bad.
Love is always one of the main themes in mythology, and in any story. In the tales “Cupid and Psyche”, and “Orpheus and Eurydice” their love for each other is tested and in the end, without trust, there can never be any love. Like the phrase “love is blind”, truly loving someone requires you to openly trust them. Trusting someone means you need to be “blind” to some things and put your faith in them, rather than letting your curiosity take over.
Not only in stories, love is everywhere. The most important thing everyone in love requires is trust. Trust is the pillar of all relationships, without trust, conflicts will build up. If instead, you have your “walls” up, it is impossible to love and build any type of relationship with anyone because it prevents or breaks any type of connection. Being able to let your guard down and be vulnerable with your loved one allows for you to connect with each other. It helps loved ones understand you better and have a deeper connection, like emotional intimacy.
Love is a battlefield. Trusting your partner ensures that you are always on the same side, instead of fighting each other, your relationship should be fighting everything together. Throughout my years in high school, I have learned that love always has ups and downs, but true love is showing what you are willing to do for someone. Love is not always easy, like in mythology, there are different types of love from family love, to romantic love. All of these show different journeys and levels of commitment that they are willing to take for someone they love.
In the grand scheme of life, love isn’t just a simple feeling that you get in your chest, it is much more complex. Love has many different aspects such as trust, vulnerability and commitment. The understanding of love through mythological stories and gaining a new perception of love will help shape my approach to relationships. Helping me truly appreciate the connections we have with other people.
In class group effort about our understanding of love:
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