Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-29
WHAT IS LovE7
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nPON no other subject IN the world
have we been misled into 20 many
erroneous beliefs a. we have e. 70
what love Is.
Poets and rcmancsrs. the self-con-
stituted authorities on the matter,
have, used up many barrel Of INK
and wasted many tons Of good, Wnits
paper. picturine II 10 us as sort OF
dope drcam--a trance Of ecstatic bliss
IN which. we experience strange
thrills, zee pink gods and gDddesses
n ordinary, commonplace men ane
women, and are otherwise afficteo
with halucinations.
According TO these false prophets,
love a wholly 9 matter Of the emo
tons and q state of Temperature. Ihey
describe Il as yague. intangiple leeii
irg over which We have no more con-
troll than We have over me VINO,
which roeth and cometh as i ilststn
land mostly goeth and, which, IKE
the wind, Il equally liable to kiss our
cheek with . soft caress or dow W
70 pieces. -
This fallacious doctrine has been
the cause Of many continuing peopis
rnistaking 4 mild attack Of chills AMI
fever FOR the grand passion. and con.
tracing marriages from which they
suffer ever after. II has also FURNISH
"a 4 blanket excuse under Wnlcn
.l1rraids o. little, mean souied indivi.
8nela have tried to cover up some OK
49, moSt deepicable traits IN the hui
man character by claiming they We
The result Of love. Still otner men
ana women have been 80 confused ~
an AZ these mysterious theories apous
Icv. fhaf they have been q loss %
6,arnoee their own symptoms, anu
FER whether they are - love or nor.
Sf,,ff and NONSENSE Love = no.
,.r.s~-,ons. Il q one 81 the most
....,-.,S,1 snd .concrcto things On earth,
80 fhSrc a no difficulty IN knoNins
--r<tker o6e q ii love q not on
e.ESfS1r one q loved. There = one
~ go fh&f never fails % snow
Whether sentiment 4 pure 600 2
7 Fs, ssi.. !. he r.sl definition 2
rs., love 4 he feeling We enter 8
~ towards 6nothcr that MAKE -
r-<|.r ihcf other above oerse,tss.
-, msrr - think Of that olneL :
<-|-..~11r before We think q eur
(I1f makes ue find ou own
.-....<.S a rIni1terI11 70 another
~. a. re 1nlr real genuine.
&c., ~ g ottI1 brand Of love. An
-'1@-< 1fI spurious counterLeits'
-, ~, unttIiIehness' Z =
..<>,''s. Il '- nj ss,fI1hnees. i =
81 poetry. nor romance 1o. -
|rS<t1. 10I hot and cold L'psrss t4sr
Icr hear certain Footsteps 1pl'o1e-,'
~ nor "a aching void q your 1rss.t
when YOU are parted from some PAT
,'r1i.r man 81 woman. = what
~.S .rS ~|I||nr u % Tor that man g
&1@|~ a (. re way y61 treat that
'..-I|r1I.r nan Or woman when Jon
"a. with him tf her
II rt1r one thought d 70 make that
man 81 woman happy. 4 your one
IIt1rht & to o1fonce he o. her ~,
|~r..I IND well being. and you count
1r1r} ...IIl|<. sweet I6ot yon make
for lin d her tben yoo love I.
M.. .| your |.||| ||||.- Il -
posses. another . Uclopon1e MN q
Ter r.|.rI'1.. 81 whether Or not you
1IS 1''.1I|t1 he 81 her NE; 4 you
permit 1ofI I11'ot1ic1 70 Turn you
'Sf1 taller 11o makes q prisoner Of
smother: Il you art bound 70 have
your own llIann'ctI way no matter
-Io suffers: then indeed. you love,
Ir{ A n yourself you love. Not an
other That other only exists 80 fer
4. IS or she Minister . your own
harn|1e1S and comfort and pleasure
You are 6orreuely selfish and sus
rr6no|T efo[I1f'oal and no eGotist can
- real lover
Il 4 queer how many crimes are
committed Ia the name q love. and
how many people honestly think they
love another when the only real pan.
sion they vim ever know or that they
are capable 81 experiencing In their
s>lf ce1tered hearts s cor themselves.