Simplified Version of Love and Marriage
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What is love all about?
I don't know the answer myself, so I can only give the answer provided by Plato.
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One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is love?
How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front.
Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk.
If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing.
His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk?"
Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back.
I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it.
As I walked futher, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end.
His teacher then said, "And that is [color=red]love."[/color]
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On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage?
How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front.
Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree.
If you find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree.
The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was only an ordinary tree.
His teacher asked, "Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"
Plato answered, "Because of my previous experience. I walked halfway through the forest, but returned with empty hands.
This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back.
I did not want to miss the opportunity."
His teacher then said, "And that is [color=red]marriage."[/color]
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Originally posted by xavier1979:What is love all about?
I don't know the answer myself, so I can only give the answer provided by Plato.
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One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is love?
How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front.
Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk.
If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing.
His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk?"
Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back.
I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it.
As I walked futher, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end.
His teacher then said, "And that is [color=red]love."[/color]
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On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage?
How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front.
Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree.
If you find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree.
The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was only an ordinary tree.
His teacher asked, "Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"
Plato answered, "Because of my previous experience. I walked halfway through the forest, but returned with empty hands.
This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back.
I did not want to miss the opportunity."
His teacher then said, "And that is [color=red]marriage."[/color]
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hmmm....
quite true eh
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saw this quite some time ago.... quite true to some extend i feel ~
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A friend told me how a close couple whom she thought was ideal had just ended the relationship. This is a story I want to share.
Moral-of-the-story : There is no such thing as the perfect partner, cos true love is ideal. You settle for the one that you think is appropriate. -
oh my gawd...this analogy is sooo saD!! haiZ...feel like crying siaH..
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Hmm.. this story very familiar to me.. where did i see it before?Originally posted by xavier1979:What is love all about?
I don't know the answer myself, so I can only give the answer provided by Plato.
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One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is love?
How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front.
Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk.
If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing.
His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk?"
Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back.
I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it.
As I walked futher, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end.
His teacher then said, "And that is [color=red]love."[/color]
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On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage?
How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front.
Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree.
If you find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree.
The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was only an ordinary tree.
His teacher asked, "Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"
Plato answered, "Because of my previous experience. I walked halfway through the forest, but returned with empty hands.
This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back.
I did not want to miss the opportunity."
His teacher then said, "And that is [color=red]marriage."[/color]
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i think its more of opposite for me..
for 1st case instead of love its marraige
i will walk walk and walk walk.....and will never settle down becasue i never know when there might be a better one....
for 2nd case its love instead of marraige
i will walk and once i see it once i like i will take it...if its not good then i carry on... -
Moral of the story is... You can always chop more than 1 tree and go back for more stalks....?
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Your words reminded me of something :Originally posted by Devil1976:Moral of the story is... You can always chop more than 1 tree and go back for more stalks....?
Some pple cut down the first magnificant stalk they see and continue to walk down. When they see a better one, they simply dump the first stalk and cut the new one.