Love, philosophy and destiny – three seemingly separate entities but intertwined like three golden threads that weave the tapestry of life. From a philosophical perspective, we can open up each layer of meaning to see their intersection.
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1. Love – The original flow of meaning
Love is not just an emotion, but an existential reality – where people reach out from the closed self to reach out to others. In Kierkegaard's thought, love is the act of jumping into the abyss of faith – uncertain, irrational, but essential for true existence.
Love is:
A transcendental idea, as Plato once said: starting from physical beauty to move towards spiritual beauty, and finally to truth.
A transcendental drive, as Freud saw it: love is the expression of Eros, the impulse to build and connect – the opposite of Thanatos, the instinct to destroy.
A choice, not just an emotion – because love is the decision to commit, stay, and persevere.
2. Philosophy – The mirror of love
Philosophy does not make love lose its poetry – but is the light that reveals its nature. When we love, we live in intuition, but when we philosophize about love, we learn to face the limits.
Existential philosophy (Heidegger, Sartre) points out that: love is daring to live in imperfection. There is no ideal love, only true love between two people full of cracks.
Stoic philosophy advises: do not let love dominate, because everything is ephemeral, including the person you love – but that does not mean not loving, but loving in freedom.
Eastern philosophy emphasizes: love is part of the Tao, is the harmony between people, people with the universe – is non-attachment, is letting go without falling.
3. Destiny – Red Thread or Uncertain Curtain?
Is it fate that people meet? Or is it just an illusion to justify choices that are not courageous enough?
In Greek mythology, the Moirai (three goddesses of fate) hold the thread of human life – implying that love is also pre-written. But Nietzsche argues: there is no destiny, only the will to power and the reaffirmation of life.
In Eastern thought, destiny (fate – karma) is not something fixed, but the result of countless actions in past and present lives – meaning that loving someone is both a result and a beginning.
In the modern age – when people seem to have lost faith in fate – love becomes an act of rebellion: even though we know life is vain, we still love, because that is the only way to exist meaningfully.
Synthesis – When Love is a Philosophy of Life and a Destiny Written by You
Love should not be locked in an emotional prison, nor should it be framed by philosophical logic or fatalistic beliefs. Instead, it is:
“A philosophical question that has no answer, but can be lived with.”
When we love someone, we do not just choose them – we also reshape ourselves, our philosophy, and our destiny.
