Force of Love

I have read many books about love and violence in one of my Comparative Literature classes I took last semester and was able to obtain and better understanding and meaning of the word "love". The force of love is a very complex concept to fully grasp and demands full obedience. It requires a movement of the body, especially the heart, and doesn’t promise happiness since it’s a creative and attractive force. Love is a rhythm that guarantees no product, but only a transformation or movement. One type of movement that takes place most is the force of togetherness, or loneliness, you feel in a crowd of people. Love and art seem to completely transform you into something you didn’t ever think you could even become and this could be a good thing or it could be violent. Love and art are able to take control of your body and you are only able to go along with it and listen to your heart. Love and art are both free and to each person can feel it in a completely different way. When in love you tend to take great risks and make personal changes to yourself in order to make it work. Some of these changes can be painful, but some can be for the better. After reading a variety of books on love, violence, and art in this course I learned that violence seems to be every where at all times through art and the body, especially in the media which is around us 24/7.

Feedback on "The Numbing of the American Mind"

After reading this article I agreed with most of the points the author was trying to get across and was able to personally relate to many of them. For example, I do agree that many people seem to not be very phased by tragic events we see on the news every single night. Unforunately I can say that I personally fall into this category. It's not that I don't feel horrible for these people and their families around the world who have lost a loved one or who have experienced an horrific event, it's just that there is so much happening it hard to even hear about EVERYTHING. I sometimes try to put myself in the position that these other people are going through, but it's just not the same until it happens to you personally. We are exposed to seeing and hearing about these things constantly that it's hard to not just brush it off. We are living such a busy lifestyle that we hardly have anytime to stop read the paper or watch the news and then sit there and put ourselves in other people's situations. People are constantly on the go living their own personal lives. I also completely agreed with his comment about how people over-schedule themselves in order to make them feel alive. They think that if they are able to keep busy they won't be able to feel this numbness. Personally when I am trying to get over a heartbreaking event in my life, this is exactly what I do. I will always try to stay busy, whether it's hanging out with friends, doing homework, going to class, or just going out in order to avoid thinking about whatever is bothering me at that time. It makes it easier to forget about it and go on with your everyday life although you are feeling the pain inside. I really enjoyed reading this article since I think that the author has some really good points about how people live their lives today.