“Baby, don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more
Don’t hurt me no more
Baby, don’t hurt me
Don’t hurt me no more
Don’t hurt me no more
What is love?”
-Haddaway, “What is Love?”
A very popular song, but the title has a lot of meaning in itself. In the Rose Seminar room, a few other Rose Scholars and I discussed how we love. What I got from the discussion is that love comes in many different forms and can be expressed in many different ways, whether it is in the form of a love, a kiss, or even a general act of kindness. The basic kinds of love we discussed narrowed down to familial love, relationship (friends or significant other) love, charitable love, and love for something bigger. It was interesting to see everyone else’s points of views. Several people brought up how love could be on a spectrum, based on what kind of love you have for someone. We also discussed an excerpt from a book by bell hooks, called All About Love: New Visions. She explained love, and how it’s “the will to nurture our own and another’s spiritual growth.” I agree with this a lot because I feel that if you love someone you want to see them succeed and grow as a person.
I also agree with a lot of what Ms.hooks said, especially on the importance of responsibility and action in all matters that involve love.
Although I didn’t attend this event, I feel that I would’ve really enjoyed it. The idea of love being on a spectrum is really interesting, especially with how our generation views love. We often think of love as the love we have for our parents or significant others, but I agree that love can just be love for humanity itself.