Thematic direction: He and she
16.09.2019 14:23:04
The theme of love has been exciting people's imagination for a long time. I believe that love is the most beautiful and extraordinary feeling when two people enjoy each other’s company and feel heartfelt affection. Loving people take care of each other, spend a lot of time together, their hearts are filled with warmth and joy. But does love always bring happiness?
Many writers have discussed the theme of love, including unhappy love, in their works. Unrequited love, separation of lovers or obstacles - all this prevents people from being happy.
For example, in Ivan Alekseevich Bunin’s story “Dark Alleys,” lovers are faced with the problem of differences in social status. The author reveals this problem using the example of the main characters. In the society of that time there was a strict rule according to which marriage between people of different classes was impossible. The love between the master Nikolai Alekseevich and the peasant woman Nadezhda arose despite everything, but she was not destined to become happy. Nikolai Alekseevich left Nadezhda and remained unhappy in his personal life. Nadezhda carried her love throughout her life and was also left alone. The heroine experiences love-resentment and cannot forgive her former lover for the evil that he caused her many years ago. Nikolai considers his relationship with Nadezhda to be a vulgar, ordinary story. In his work Bunin I.A. I wanted to convey the drama of the destinies of the heroes who broke up while in love. However, love illuminated their whole life and remained in the memory of both as the best moments.
Love that does not bring happiness to the heroes is also found in I. A. Bunin’s work “Clean Monday”. At the beginning of the story I.A. Bunin paints a love idyll: a couple of young people have a pleasant time together, enjoy each other, visit theaters, restaurants and courses. They are young and beautiful, and often catch the admiring glances of others. Hiding behind a beautiful facade, their love and relationship is actually difficult to understand. He is blinded by his love. Every Saturday he brings flowers to his beloved, and every now and then pampers her with boxes of chocolate. For her, love is revealed exclusively in serving God; other manifestations of love, although she likes them, still do not satisfy her. He understands only “earthly” love. The heroine, having entered into a physically intimate relationship with her beloved, silently leaves, begging him not to ask anything, and then informs him by letter of her departure to the monastery. Having lost his beloved, he practically loses the meaning of life and drinks endlessly to drown out the pain. While a girl, having lost her lover, finds true love by becoming the bride of Christ. The decisive meeting in the church, in the temple of spiritual love, dots the i’s. The hero forgives his beloved, but his feelings do not fade away. Love in “Clean Monday” is happiness and torment, a great mystery, an incomprehensible riddle.
Thus, to the question “does love always make a person happy?” it is impossible to give a definite answer. Love is an incredible feeling that can bring a person both happiness and suffering at the same time.
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What is love? Love is a tender, wonderful feeling that a person can experience. It ennobles, makes you perceive the world around you differently, admire and admire the one you love, and even perform feats. True love has an inexplicable power over a person, it makes him better and happier. But does love always bring happiness? Unfortunately, not always. A person experiences the greatest suffering when there is non-reciprocal love.
In Alexander Kuprin’s work “The Garnet Bracelet” we see an example of unrequited love. Zheltkov is in love with Vera Sheina. He writes her letters that always go unanswered, and on her birthday he gives her a garnet bracelet. The gift causes a storm of indignation. For the little official Zheltkov, love for Princess Vera Sheina became the meaning of life. But when he was forbidden to even think about her, he could no longer live and committed suicide. True love often ends not in happiness, but in a tragic outcome, because it is not always mutual.
Thus, love is an incredible feeling that can control people, it gives happiness to some, and sadness and disappointment to others. Love does not always make a person happy, because it is often unrequited and non-reciprocal. But I believe that it is better to experience the great feeling of love once than to never know it at all, for fear of suffering, disappointment and heartache.
Why is love the main muse of all poets, artists, and sculptors? It represents the foundation on which human life is built in the broadest sense of the word. It is logical that it should be a bright and positive experience. But why doesn't love always bring happiness? An essay by a high school student may well answer this question. After all, entering adolescence, a person first encounters very important aspects of adult life - love and romantic relationships.
Why is this feeling necessary?
It's hard to argue about the importance of love. The concept of love is connected with another important point. In order to understand its nature well, you also need to answer the question: An essay-reasoning should also include illumination of this facet. After all, if love can make a person deeply unhappy, then equally because of it he can become happy. This will probably happen in other relationships and with other people. In the course of his development, a person seems to be climbing the steps of the highest ladder. Love is subject to the same harmonious laws. So that life does not look like a dreary show, but is filled with the brightest colors, you need to be very careful with love.
Why do you need to delve into the laws of love?
Without love, the world would have ceased to exist long ago. She is the force through which good is still able to defeat evil. Topic: “Why love doesn’t always bring happiness?” is considered in high school for a reason. After all, a young person must understand for himself why this otherwise positive experience can become a source of suffering.
What is love like?
First we need to consider and then it may be easier to answer the question: “Why doesn’t love always bring happiness?” The essay may include a description of the four types that were identified by the ancient Greeks. And these people knew a lot about the most complex sciences. Why don’t they put everything in its place in such a subtle area as love? This is what they did in earnest, and discovered four types of this feeling that is harmful to some.
- Eros is love-passion. This type is characterized by a strong desire to undividedly possess a loved one. Falling in love and admiration for the object of one’s adoration are its main features. But this sensuality and passion is built on devotion to your loved one. However, it is short-lived. Eros, of course, can develop into something more, depending on the further behavior of the two lovers. But in most cases, eros is the type that drives inexperienced young people crazy.
- Storge. Having this type of love is most often the prerogative of older couples who have been together for more than one year. However, it can also be characteristic of young people. Its main feature is a feeling of tenderness towards a loved one; it carries a hint of friendship. It is said that the combination of eros and storge is the basic mixture for relations between the sexes.
- Agape. Readiness for complete dedication and sacrifice is what characterizes her. It was especially valued by Christians at the beginning of our era and was considered by them as the most suitable type of love for a man and a woman.
- Philia. The ancient Greek philosopher Plato considered philia to be the highest type. It is experienced in relation to relatives, friends, parents and children.
So, now it becomes a little clearer why love does not always bring happiness. The essay may not contain an overview of all these types of love. But for a young person it will become obvious that the same word denotes completely different types of experiences. And you can become truly happy only by being in harmony with yourself and your environment.
Why love doesn't always bring happiness: arguments in favor of personal harmony
By experiencing only one type of love - for example, eros - it is impossible to make either yourself or your loved one happy. The desire to undividedly possess another living being will always encounter some obstacles. And if this love does not develop into another type, under the influence of which the lover will be able to sacrifice at least something for the sake of the object of love, then it will make him unhappy first of all. What is happiness? An argumentative essay can contain examples from both literature and real life. But it should also highlight the principle of harmony, a positive attitude both in everyday matters and in relationships with loved ones.
Some of us are taught simple truths from childhood, but we turn out to be deaf and blind to them. One of these immutable and universal truths is the requirement of self-sufficiency for a person who decides to enter into any relationship. He cannot be happy in love if he does not gain an initial sense of the integrity of himself. Otherwise, he will be mastered by one of the types of this feeling identified by the ancient Greeks. He will begin to inconsolably ask himself and others why love does not always bring happiness. Writing sad poems and looking like Pierrot is the constant destiny of such people.
What could be more important than love? Probably nothing. This is one of the most wonderful feelings. But, unfortunately, not everyone manages to fully understand it. Love pushes people to do unthinkable things, inspires and gives a person positive emotions. But is it always?
I believe that love brings a large number of different emotions, ranging from passion to hatred and vice versa. But, unfortunately, it does not always bring only happiness and joy. A person experiences the greatest suffering when there is non-reciprocal love. A striking example is the novel by Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin “Eugene Onegin”. A young girl Tatyana falls deeply in love with Evgeniy, who recently came to their village. Strong emotions arose in her soul when this young man appeared on the horizon. Plucking up courage, Tatyana wrote a letter to Onegin, in which she confessed her feelings. Some lines from her letter prove to readers that Tatyana was tormented by love for a young man: “I would never have known you, I would not have known bitter torment.”
The young man was touched by this message, he liked the sincerity of this girl, but, unfortunately, he could not reciprocate her feelings. He did not love Tatyana, and in general he was not ready for family life. Tatyana was saddened by the young man's answer, but could not change anything. After all, how can you make another person love you? The girl continued to live, suffered, but still loved Onegin.
But unrequited love is not the only thing that can bring suffering. There are cases when lovers were happy and enjoyed each other until they were separated. Let me give you a clear example from the film “The Notebook,” which was based on the novel by Nicholas Spark. Noah and Ellie fell in love at a young age. But the girl’s parents were against their relationship, since the guy was from a simple poor family. Mom did everything to separate them. While living apart, they built their lives with other people. But in their hearts they still felt love for each other. They spent their young years on those whom they did not love at all. Because of this, they suffered a lot. Many years later, they met by chance, their feelings were rekindled with renewed vigor. But they lost so many years while they were not together.
Love is truly an incredible feeling that can bring a person both happiness and suffering at the same time. In my opinion, it is better to experience the great feeling of love once than to never know it at all, for fear of suffering and mental pain.
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Topic: "Does love always make a person happy?"
One of the highest feelings that a person can experience is love. She can make a person happy, give him hope and strength to live on. And there is probably no person in the world who would not be “inspired” by love, who would not feel high spirits. But does love always promise a person unlimited happiness?
This question has been asked by philosophers, scientists and writers of all times and peoples. And everyone had their own answer, more or less similar to the others. However, they agreed on only one thing - love can cause not only happiness, but also mental pain, suffering, and a tragic end. I also share this position.
Let us turn to the novel by the famous German writer I.V. Goethe "The Sorrows of Young Werther". In the story, a young man named Werther writes letters to his friend Wilhelm. In addition to describing his daily worries and thoughts that come to his mind, Werther increasingly mentions a certain girl, the daughter of the district commander, Lotte. She becomes an object of love and adoration for Werther. Of course, one cannot help but rejoice with the hero at the emerging feeling, one cannot help but experience emotional tossing and sleepless nights with him. However, we must not forget about the main problem raised by Goethe - the problem of unhappy, unrequited and tragic love. The writer also finds the reason for this phenomenon. It was precisely formulated by the Russian literary critic Yu. Arkhipov: “It only seems that the notorious torment of love comes from inseparability. The torment is that the very bliss of love, by its very excellence, reminds of death... It’s as if one is drawn into the bliss of death like into a pool.” This “pool” also consumed the unfortunate Werther, who could not cope with his overwhelming feelings for Lotte. As a result, the main character commits suicide.
Another example of how love can bring death is N. Karamzin’s story “Poor Liza.” Karamzin describes the story of a peasant girl, Lisa, who fell in love with a young wealthy nobleman, Erast. What is the tragedy of the heroes’ relationship? First of all, in the combination of the falsity of Erast’s feelings and the sincerity of Lisa’s feelings. Secondly, the young man deceived Lisa. When the lie was discovered, the girl could not cope with the “storm” of feelings in her heart. This transition from immense happiness to horror and disappointment was too sharp and fast. Yu. Arkhipoval also wrote that death gathers its harvest among slaves of transcendental intensity of feelings. Lisa was that slave. The ending of the work is her suicide.
As a conclusion, I would like to answer the question about the purpose of love with the statement of F. Nietzsche: “Bitterness is contained even in the thicket of the best love.” Love sometimes hurts deeper than we can imagine and can mentally cripple a person. Our main task, and, in my opinion, the task of writers, is to find a way to avoid this.
Power of love
It seems to me that love is one of the most beautiful feelings that a person can experience. So what is this feeling, to which songs of praise have been sung and all sorts of curses have been sent for centuries?
I think a person cannot live happily without love. She has many faces. We love parents, children, husbands and wives, friends - and everyone in different, special ways. But no matter who we feel this feeling for, true love always means understanding, respect, willingness to help, protect, the ability to make a sacrifice for the sake of a loved one.
The power of love lies in the fact that it awakens a reciprocal feeling, heals the soul, and can save lives. This is the state of a person when his soul is most open to the supreme principles of goodness, truth and beauty. He who loves not only demands, but also gives, not only thirsts for pleasure, but is also ready for the highest feats of self-denial. True love is also an expression of creativity; it presupposes care, respect, and responsibility.
Love is an important part of human life. We become what we think about. To love someone or something, you must first respect it. But above all, you need to respect yourself, because if you don’t love and respect yourself, it’s very difficult to love and respect others. You need to learn to accept yourself, value yourself, no matter what others think or say about you.
It seems to me that we create love ourselves - it is not the result of fate or luck. Each of us has the ability to love and be loved. Love must be learned. True love overcomes everything, covers everything, forgives everything. Love is probably when you love the shortcomings of another person. If a person seems beautiful, smart, talented to you, this is not necessarily love. It's another matter if you know and love the shortcomings that he has. However, it is worth paying attention to the statement about love by V. G. Belinsky: “Love is often mistaken, seeing in a beloved object something that is not there... but sometimes only love reveals in it the beautiful or great, which is inaccessible to observation and the mind.” That is, the power of love is manifested in the fact that it can reveal the dignity of a person, awaken something beautiful in him.
Love gives us an uncontrollable desire to do good deeds. The whole world around a person in love seems beautiful and significant. Everyday tasks become important and even pleasant and are carried out with some special ease. It is not for nothing that love is considered the elixir of life - it awakens the hidden powers of a person.
Of course, true happiness can come from mutual love. But in life it doesn't always happen like this. People, having once felt suffering from love, believe that it only brings pain and should be avoided. By unrequited love they judge love in general - “it’s better not to love and not to suffer”... But is it so good to live “halfway”?
Love is a feat, a sacrifice, the pinnacle of development of the human soul. One of the facets of this feeling - the love of a man and a woman - is captured in many creations of the human spirit, glorified by writers and poets, composers and artists, directors and actors. Love is an eternal source of inspiration.
A monument to such omnipotent love is the beautiful and sad story of Romeo and Juliet - young lovers who, with the power of their feelings, overcame what seemed to be the most insurmountable things - hatred, enmity and even death itself.
In Russian literature you can also find many works that sing the hymn of eternal love. Thus, the pathos of Pushkin’s poem “I loved you...” is a bright sadness about eternal love and the impossibility of happiness with one’s beloved. The lyrical hero is noble and selfless. He timidly hopes that love, perhaps, has not completely faded away, but he renounces his happiness for the well-being of his beloved woman.
In the novel “The Master and Margarita” by Bulgakov, the main character of her own free will sold her soul to the devil. The spirit of evil helped her take revenge on her lover’s offenders. And before, Margarita, without hesitation, refused, for the sake of happiness with the Master, a secure, quiet life with her husband.
And yet love cannot be deciphered, has no precise definition. Love is the most complex, mysterious and paradoxical reality that a person faces. And not because, as is usually believed, there is only one step from love to hate, but because love cannot be “calculated or calculated”! You can’t be calculating in it - nature will easily upset any calculations! One can only be sensitive to it in order to follow its whimsical flow and in time with the soul guess all its bends, shifts imperceptible to the eye, turns sometimes inexplicable to the mind. In love it is impossible to be petty and mediocre - it requires generosity and talent, vigilance of the heart, breadth of soul, a kind, subtle mind and much, much more that nature has endowed us with in abundance and that we unwisely waste and dull in our vain life.
This high, life-affirming feeling has enormous power. Love is a feeling of togetherness. True love? this is joy! This? giving and receiving joy.
