The Balance betwee Love and Logic

The Balance betwee
Love and Logicrn(Vinod Anand)

Can we achieve a balance between love and logic? Logic leads to material gains, while love warms the heart and leads to emotional and spiritual gain.

In life, both are required. The ete
al battle between mind and heart is something all of us have to contend with. You are made up of body, mind, heart and soul.

Physically, the heart is a separate organ and the mind has no physical location. But when we speak of heart in poetic or metaphysical terms, when we speak of emotions, ‘heart’ refers to the part of the brain which is responsible for our emotions. And love is always of the heart, never of the mind.
The human mind is a double edged sword. It can take us to great heights, as we can see from scientific and technical advances we’ve accomplished. It can also push us into the depths of decline, and all the crimes, wars and bloodshed over centuries are proof of that.

The heart is responsible for feelings of love, compassion, sharing, altruism, sympathy and empathy, but is a bad businessman. The heart is much ‘weaker’ than the cognitive and rational thinking part of the brain. The heart is not conce
ed with profit and loss, or with assets and liabilities.

In fact, if anything, the heart is irrational and illogical. Love always springs in the heart. It is a deep connection between two human beings, which cannot be explained or understood with words.

And love can happen to anyone, anytime. Every society places a lot of rules and restrictions on love, romance and marriage. Although our mind understands these and tries to follow them, the heart can often break through the barriers and fall in love, even if it means going against social conditionings and beliefs.

The heart can bring you true love, but you might have to pay a price. Another problem with love is that we often tend to confuse our thoughts for feelings. Love cannot be described or taught to anyone.

It arises spontaneously. How does one know whether what one feels, is really love, or something masquerading as love? Love implies freedom both to you and the one you love; love implies that you are willing to do anything for the happiness of the other person, even if it is not4n your interest.

Love is unconditional, without any ifs and buts. If one wants to know true love, one must observe, study and understand the love of a mother for her child. This is often considered the gold standard, where love is conce
ed. If you truly love someone, you will only want to give, not to take.

Possessiveness and jealousy are not part of true love; they are thoughts of the mind, which is always from worrying about losing your love.

True love is never scared of losing anything, because it does not want to take, only give. And when you are only interested in giving, how can you be worried about losing anything? The mind often tries to tell us many things—the person you love is not rich, is not good- looking, is not educated enough, will not be acceptable to your parents.

But if you truly love someone, it will be easy to counter all these arguments. The mind warns us against losses when we are in love, but true love does not care whether you gain or lose. The moment you start asking,” What’s in it for me, it is no longer love. Real love is always unconditional, without ego and ready for every sacrifice