Quoting
orange2004:
this reminds me of Pali Canon from my philosophy class.
from Buddhism perspective:
the five common views of self are all changeable.
1. form which is bodily
2. conscienceness which is individual identy
3. feelings with regard to emotional disposition/attitude
4. perceptions-experiences depriving from the five senses
5. formation of will-characters.
since all of these things change... when you love a person... what exactly do you claim to love?
imagine if the person you love is in a vegetable state... can you still claim to love that person? and if so... what exactly do you love then? because someone in a vegetable state... depending on the permanenty of the condidtion... do not have a conscience, limited perceptions... and so on...
then the next big question is... you yourself also change... so when you love at this instance... and differs 10 years from now... because you change and that person as well.
after such a headache... i came to accept that the me right now loves a certain type of person... for certain reasons... the me in the future might not think the same... and the him that loves me now... might not loves me the same in the future.
this reminds me of Pali Canon from my philosophy class.
from Buddhism perspective:
the five common views of self are all changeable.
1. form which is bodily
2. conscienceness which is individual identy
3. feelings with regard to emotional disposition/attitude
4. perceptions-experiences depriving from the five senses
5. formation of will-characters.
since all of these things change... when you love a person... what exactly do you claim to love?
imagine if the person you love is in a vegetable state... can you still claim to love that person? and if so... what exactly do you love then? because someone in a vegetable state... depending on the permanenty of the condidtion... do not have a conscience, limited perceptions... and so on...
then the next big question is... you yourself also change... so when you love at this instance... and differs 10 years from now... because you change and that person as well.
after such a headache... i came to accept that the me right now loves a certain type of person... for certain reasons... the me in the future might not think the same... and the him that loves me now... might not loves me the same in the future.