It’s my family, the people who are there for me in the thick and thin. My parents that give everything they couldn’t have, and sisters who only want to see success. Family is the backbone to me, the people who support me when my decisions are questionable, or help pick up the pieces of my life when a door finally shuts. They have been my foundation, the people who have taught me what it means to forgive, to make the best out of life and never regret the life I have been given. I have grown from their love and entered a new time in which I can too, love.
It’s my friends. I am nothing with out their constant energy that gets me through a long day. It’s our sleepless nights and endless adventures as well as our mishaps and troubles. We have formed bonds that create inseparable identities. They are my second half, and a big part of what makes me, me.
The dictionary says love is strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties or affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests. Humans are naturally driven by their own passion and feelings for another person, and it often comes with great sacrifice. The question is: Is love enough to keep people together? What are the boundaries between love and sacrifice?
In the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, Oedipus sacrifices his sight after discovering his sins out of love for his own children. His sacrifice shows his love for his children and a bond that cannot be broken between a family. Parents make great sacrifice when they have children, the love they carry is shown in all the
The character Lee in John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, sacrifices his dream of opening his own book store in order stay with the family he has served and grown to love. It is love that over comes us, and makes humans more susceptible to letting go of the aspects less important to life.
Because love is the most powerful emotion a person can have; it requires great strength to surrender yourself to another person. It calls for taking a chance and putting yourself out on the line without knowing how any given situation is going to turn out. Love is worth having in a world with so much hate and pain.
