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Love is the act of sharing that everyone devotes to each other, a sacred emotion stemming from the heart. It's empathy, and a spirit of solidarity that humans give to each other. Love comes in countless forms, like a sparkling gemstone. Though invisible, it's tangible, always present in daily life. Let's explore some evidence, analyze the essence of love together:
- Evidence 1: From Literature to Reality
- Evidence 2: A Father's Unconditional Love
- Evidence 3: Beautiful Gestures
- Evidence 4: Sending Love to People in Central Vietnam During Flood Season
- Evidence 5: Exemplary Love
- Evidence 6: Loving Principles
- Evidence 7: Love Amidst Hardships
- Evidence 8: Compassion in Pandemic
- Evidence 9: A Mother's Love
Evidence 1: From Literature to Reality
In our lives, we cannot exist without love. Love is the stirring in the heart of every person, as the proverb says: 'The coldest place is not the North Pole, but where there is no love.' These things help us understand the importance of love.
In today's society, we can see expressions of love everywhere, from literature to reality. In Vietnamese literature, we easily observe expressions of love in Nam Cao's work 'Chí Phèo'. Thanks to Thi No's love, Chí Phèo, a man known for begging, finds himself again, rediscovering dreams long forgotten. Love brings him happiness, no matter how small.
For me, love is most often found in my family. It's the love I have for my grandparents, my parents, and the love I receive from them. Seeing my grandparents happy when I visit them fills me with joy. That's happiness.
Sometimes, just asking your parents how their day was after a tiring day at work is enough. A small gesture of care can make your parents happy and forget their fatigue. So, showing your love to make everyone around you happy isn't difficult. Try to show more love, and you'll receive happiness in return.
However, not all love is righteous. Many forms of love not only bring happiness but also bring suffering to people. Some mothers, out of excessive love for their children, fail to see their wrongdoing. Or wealthy individuals turn a blind eye when they encounter someone in need, an elderly person living alone. They are the opposite of the mothers mentioned earlier; they are selfish, indifferent to others.
Therefore, for everyone around us to be happy, our love needs to be expressed in the right place and to a certain extent. Too much love will sow seeds of evil, and a lack of love will be condemned by society. Strive to understand to express love correctly, and let 'love is the happiness of humanity.'
Evidence 1: From literature to reality
Evidence 2: A father's unconditional love for his child
Love is one of the most beautiful qualities not only of individuals but also of humanity as a whole. For the youth, those stepping into the threshold of life, need to cultivate intelligence but must never forget the most fundamental value of being human, which is to cherish the value of love.
Love is the emotions emanating from the depths of the soul, expressing sharing, understanding, empathy with fellow beings. If one does not know how to love the unfortunate, if one does not appreciate people of integrity, high sentiments, and does not rigorously cultivate and improve one's character; if one does not allow one's heart to feel love, then that person has a 'flawed' heart emotionally, or in other words, is indifferent.
Throughout the ages, the relationship between parents and children has always been established by love, thus becoming the most sacred feelings of humanity. It is for this reason that this emotional bond has entered literature and become the most humanistic verses, the most enriching stories. The poem 'Letter to Mother' by Esenin – the Russian poet has touched countless hearts.
The story of Chử Đồng Tử in the treasure trove of Vietnamese folklore literature forever reminds us of the heart of Chử Cù Văn – a father's unconditional love for his child. And there are countless other stories of love that have illuminated the value of human relationships and life. Every summer, students with their green shirts of hope and faith tirelessly traverse the country to help those in need, becoming a shining symbol of love, knowing to live for love.
The story of Nguyen Huu An, who sacrificed his 'Time Cake' to take care of patients, is a beautiful image that the youth need to learn from. Alongside the youths who nurture and treat others with love, there are still a few living indifferent, cold, and insensitive lives. Such selfish living is a phenomenon that needs condemnation because it goes against the tradition of cherishing and valuing the love and respect of our ancestors.
Today, living in a more civilized society, love and compassion must be elevated. This is something that the youth need to be conscious of and realize their living responsibilities. The youth are the ones who bear the greatest responsibilities for themselves, their families, and society. Therefore, among the myriad things to learn from the treasure trove of human knowledge, understanding love as the pinnacle of human civilization is crucial. Learn to share, empathize, understand, and focus on the community to perfect one's character and become useful citizens.
Evidence #2: A father's unconditional love for his child
Evidence #3: Noble gestures
Love is one of the spiritual values, beautiful emotions of humans, expressed through caring, sharing, and helping others overcome difficulties, hardships in life. Thus, love is the manifestation of selflessness, compassion, understanding, and always 'living for others,' willing to sacrifice personal interests and rights to support others in overcoming hardships. These noble acts will help people reach happiness.
Why is love considered one of the sources leading people to happiness? Because when one knows how to love, it is also the time when people expand their hearts to listen, understand the difficulties of others, thereby forming extremely noble actions.
With the sense of responsibility of a doctor and empathy for cancer patients, Dr. Nguyen Duy Thang has been researching stem cell transplantation methods day and night, finding a new treatment direction to provide additional strength for them to overcome physical and mental pain.
He has contributed to warming and igniting hope for people suffering from the terrible cancer disease with deep compassion and profound sharing. Bringing smiles to patients and helping them leave the hospital is the greatest joy for him. That is one of the typical evidences that: 'Love is the happiness of human beings.'
Love not only helps others overcome difficulties and hardships but also brings happiness to the giver themselves, because 'Life is not just about taking but giving' (To Huu). Therefore, many people have helped, dedicated to the unfortunate lives through extremely noble gestures. To help children in remote highland areas get closer to education, architect Pham Dinh Quy volunteered to build 105 schools for children in highland areas, clearly demonstrating the beauty of living for others.
Furthermore, love also helps people stay away from selfishness, indifference - diseases that are spreading vigorously in society. The rapid development of society with the incessant flow of time makes life faster, more rushed, and causes people to lose care, empathy, understanding, and sharing with all the familiar things around. Only when one knows how to love can they resist the diseases of indifference and individualism.
Reality has proven that in today's society, many people live indifferently, indifferent, and only think about their own interests. Public opinion is still shocked by events such as parents brutally beating their children, or a restaurant owner pouring boiling water on an old beggar to drive him away for fear of him having a negative impact on their business,... Those inhumane acts have sounded the alarm about the value of humanity and the relationship between people.
To make love become happiness, each of us needs to harness its power through specific actions such as listening, caring, sharing, helping those around us. Let the warm power of love spread even more in society through actively participating in activities of donation, support, 'sharing food and clothing',...
Therefore, to reach happiness, we need to care, share, and support each other with the power of love, because 'Life only has meaning when it is nourished by the water of love. Without love, this world immediately turns into hell' (Viet Quang - 'Return to Paradise').
Illustration 3: Noble gestures
Illustration 4: Hearts sent to the people of Central Vietnam during the flood season
In recent years, volunteer programs at universities such as Green Summer, Youth Blood Donation Volunteer... have been taking place at a fast pace. These actions are noble that students dedicate to people with special difficulties. They are willing to exchange family summers to carry backpacks, bring youth to remote areas to help people in difficult circumstances. That is sharing, a meaningful sharing that is supported by everyone.
For a society, the sharing of love is extremely essential. It is the thread connecting emotions between people. It makes us feel that giving love is never a waste. The biggest waste is to have surplus love in our hearts without knowing where to bestow it.
When giving love to others, we receive love in return from warm glances, sincere smiles, and heartfelt thank-yous. Just like that, we can see that sharing has never been a loss for our hearts. Society needs loving hearts, those who give without expecting anything in return.
Every year, many hearts reach out to the people in Central Vietnam during storms. Loss and pain weigh heavily on the thin shoulders of those who survive. They need love, they need help, and they need sharing. So why can't we share some of that heavy burden?
However, there are many selfish people who only know how to take without giving. They only think about their own interests without caring about what others want, think, or need help with. People like that will be isolated, lonely in society. For young people, we need to cultivate a heart of sharing to become good citizens for society in the future. Sharing is one of the things that helps us improve ourselves. Keep trying, keep striving for ourselves and for those around us.
Illustration 4: Acts of Compassion Towards Central Vietnam Residents During Flood Season
Illustration 5: Exemplary Love and Compassion
'Difficulty is a part of life, and if you don't share it, you won't give those who love you the chance to love you more...' In life, one of the things that defines a person's happiness isn't just success, isn't just achieving dreams, but perhaps it's love, isn't it? Love is also a topic that has been discussed throughout time.
Love is an abstract concept. Love - it's about caring, nurturing, it's about bringing the best to someone, wanting to make them happy, joyful. Love is also understood as sharing care, a sacred emotion originating from the heart.
Love and affection are expressed in various ways. It could be the bond within a family, in relationships like the love between grandparents, parents and grandchildren, between siblings, among close relatives, ... Seeing my mother tirelessly cooking every meal at home, I'm moved and try to assist her. Seeing my father working hard, his shirt soaked in sweat, I feel sympathetic and love him even more. Seeing the hair of my grandparents turn gray, their backs gradually hunched, naturally I feel worried and care for them.
Or it could be romantic love, affection between teachers and students, between colleagues, friends, ... It could also be compassion, love happening with strangers, fleeting encounters on the street. Seeing a lost child, we kindly help the child find the way home. Or simply giving directions to a stranger on the street.
When receiving help and support from others not only materially but also spiritually, they feel comforted, gaining more confidence to overcome difficulties. And perhaps in the future, those who receive help will help others in return. At the same time, those who give love and care will feel content, happy to bring happiness and joy to others.
And this has been clarified through practical evidence. The story of little Hai An who passed away at the age of 7 is a typical example of love and affection. Hai An passed away early due to her illness. Yet, before her passing, she desired that her body parts would live on the bodies of others.
For a 7-year-old girl to have such a compassionate heart is admirable. Although Hai An has passed away, her kindness and soul will always live on and shine in the hearts of people. Writing about human love and compassion will see that this is the typical story of love spreading...
Through this story, the power of spreading love in society has been demonstrated. Not only does it earn everyone's admiration, but it also sets a remarkable example, contributing to the betterment of society. Another typical example is the 'Smile' canteen. The 'Smile' canteen offers meals for only 1000 to 2000 VND to help the poor enjoy nutritious and affordable meals, alleviating their burden of food. From management to staff, everyone at the canteen is exceptionally friendly and polite.
This canteen has attracted many visitors, and now everyone supports the 'Smile' canteen, regardless of whether they are rich or poor. People from all walks of life support and contribute to the presence of the 'Smile' canteen everywhere, with many branches. Once again, love and compassion are proven through real-life evidence. And that affirms the crucial role of love and compassion for both individuals and society.
Love and compassion help build human character, making life more beautiful and meaningful if people realize the true role of love and compassion. Thanks to them, society has individuals who understand what love truly means.
Illustration 5: Exemplary Love
Illustration 6: Philosophies of Love
Whether vague or explicit, everyone can recognize that love is the beautiful and warm emotions of human beings, binding empathetic hearts. It can be romantic love, familial love, friendship, and even broader, love for humanity in general. It ranges from the simplest and closest feelings of caring for each other in daily life to larger-scale feelings related to class, community.
Love - it's the sincere and pure affection - is the emotion given without expecting anything in return, without selfishness, without calculation. It can be said that love is a beautiful emotion that always exists in the essence of every human being. And the result of that love is the satisfaction of the heart - what is called happiness.
Throughout eternity, humans have always yearned for love, always sought happiness. One can feel happiness, but to describe it clearly is not a simple matter. Happiness can only be spoken of as a state of joy because one feels satisfied with desires. But it's not just about material desires or success, but a whole encompassing concept, abstract yet so simple in many ways.
Sometimes, happiness is simply the warm tears of a mother and the warm laughter of a father when seeing their healthy newborn. Happiness can sometimes be as simple as the emotion when receiving help or a sincere sharing. For many, happiness begins with the simplest thing, waking up every morning, feeling useful in life.
'Thank you life for every morning I wake up
We have another day to love'
(Trịnh Công Sơn)
Happiness is sometimes just simple and plain. The truth is there is an inseparable relationship between happiness and love. Humans cannot live happily without love. Love brings happiness to the recipient, helping them have more determination to overcome all challenges and difficulties; it is the motivation that helps them become better each day.
In 'The Miseries' (V.Hugo), the philosophy of love by the character John-Van-John had significant meaning, altering destinies and educating humanity. John-Van-John replaced Hugo's words to express a philosophy: 'In life, there is only one thing, that is to love each other.' Giving love is not only fulfilling for the recipient, but also brings happiness.
How do you feel when you help an old lady cross the street? The answer lies within your heart, aren't you happy? That means you are happy. Naturally giving love, we receive deserving happiness. Because: shared pain is halved, while shared happiness is doubled.
Thomas Merton once remarked: 'If we only seek happiness for ourselves, perhaps we will never find it. True happiness is knowing how to live for others – a love without selfishness, without demanding repayment.'
Indeed, being loved is happiness, but loving others is an even greater happiness. Love brings happiness to people. That is why each person, especially our younger generation, must cultivate themselves, to create happiness for themselves, for their families, and society. 'Beauty saves the world' (Dostoevsky). Love is the hidden beauty with great power, the precious happiness of humanity. We need to cherish what we have, love, and share to make life more meaningful.
As long as we are alive, we still have the opportunity to experience the happiness of life. Therefore, let's share kindness and warmth with others. A Scottish proverb says: 'Live happily while you are alive – Because you only live once!'.
And what about you? What about me? Do we recognize similar things? Each day we have 24 hours to live, to love, to discover the greatest things in life. Give love so that you can experience life to the fullest, the most wonderful, the most complete.
Reference 6: Philosophies of Love
Reference 7: Love between people in difficult times
From ancient times to the present, the Vietnamese people have been known for their compassion. It is a precious quality of humanity. Human love also plays an extremely important role in the life of mankind. Perhaps never before has the tradition of 'loving others as oneself' been so widely disseminated and strengthened as it is now. The phrase 'fellow countrymen' has urged the heart of every Vietnamese person to unite, share, and overcome the difficulties of the pandemic together.
The heart of love is the feeling between human beings. It is caring and nurturing each other in life. A heart full of love will empathize with the misfortunes of others. From there, they know how to share, help those around them with sincerity, not for profit. When you know how to give love, you will also receive love from those around you.
It is easy to see the expression of a compassionate heart. In recent days, perhaps these are unforgettable days for the country when we have to face the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese people have once again demonstrated their inherent spirit of mutual affection. Many free rice ATMs, mask ATMs... have been set up. As the disease becomes more complex every day, the difficult situations increase, and the compassionate heart is naturally activated and spreads.
Many people actively participate in rescuing agricultural products for farmers. Doctors are tirelessly working day and night to treat patients regardless of whether they are Vietnamese or foreigners. These actions are perhaps born out of a compassionate heart. There are countless charity vehicles from provinces and cities transporting food, vegetables, fresh fish, dry goods, eggs... to epidemic areas to support people in fighting the pandemic.
Fellow countrymen pour their meaning into each bunch of vegetables, each egg; love and belief in victory are sent into each box of fish, each pumpkin, each home garden squash. We feel more than ever the human values, the love between people. Those who are fortunate share more, those who are less fortunate share less, but the commonality among them is a warm heart, is goodwill.
But there are still selfish people, only thinking of themselves. Behaviors like escaping from quarantine areas, raising the price of masks, selling used medical equipment... not only show irresponsibility to the country but also show indifference to the difficulties of people. These are truly condemnable actions. If the earth lacks love between people, it will become the coldest planet in the universe.
The spirit of mutual affection, loving others as oneself, has been a noble, good, and meaningful tradition of our Vietnamese people for generations. That spirit will always be further promoted, so that more difficult situations can be helped, shared, so that we can quickly overcome the pandemic, contribute to a more beautiful country.
Illustration 8: Compassionate heart in the pandemic
Musician Trịnh Công Sơn once penned the lyric: 'Living in life, one needs a heart. What for, do you know? To let the wind sweep it away...' and I understand, the heart that the wind embraces to sweep away all the love within is none other than compassion. Like many other emotions, genuine compassion stems from the very heart of each individual. It is tolerance, love for others, and solidarity.
Compassion is as warm as any loving heart, it bridges the gaps between layers of people in society, making the bond among compatriots stronger. Poet Tố Hữu once wrote: 'To live is to give, not just to take for oneself', indeed, compassion is about giving without expecting anything in return, giving endlessly, to fill the lonely voids in the fate of those who suffer. Those who give love are those who give life, they always deserve to receive love and affection from others.
Although invisible, compassion always quietly exists around us. It's an 11-year-old boy named Andy Đào Nguyên who asked his mother to use all of his savings, 10 million Vietnamese đồng, to contribute to the Covid relief fund. It's the rice ATMs sprouting up everywhere to aid the poor in difficult circumstances...
However, alongside these acts of compassion, there are still selfish individuals who exploit the pandemic situation to raise the price of masks, or illegally bring 127 Chinese nationals from epidemic areas into our country for personal gain. They let 'goods' take precedence over 'kindness' and must face both legal and moral consequences for their wrongdoing.
Compassion never fades away, but love is gradually eroding as today's people always prioritize 'money' as the foundation of life. We need to slow down to realize what the flow of time has gifted us, that is compassion. We need to truly understand and cherish it for its profound meaning that only we can perceive.
'What else in this world is more beautiful
Than people loving each other to live for love?'
Illustration 8: Compassion in the pandemic
Illustration 9: A mother's love
Perhaps the greatest joy of a child is growing up with the lullabies of the mother:
'Oh dear, oh dear
In the noon heat, by the swinging hammock
Mother sings to lull the child, amidst the round shadows at noon
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear'
Each verse unknowingly seeped into the nurturing soul, becoming a refreshing source of milk as I grew each day. The source of that milk is maternal love, the mother's heart. Maternal love is something so sacred and grand, enveloping me against the storms of life. The storms, weary outside, can only retreat before a mother's affection.
Maternal love is the love between mother and child, the special bond of a woman for her offspring (maternal: mother, filial: child). It's no coincidence that Bersot said: 'In the universe, there are many wonders, but the most beautiful wonder is the heart of a mother.' That wonder is sacred and more precious than any other wonder. This is the greatest evidence of the love and close bond between mother and child. A mother's heart is perhaps incomparable to any creation. The grace of a mother nurturing her child is immeasurable.
Don't search for maternal love in distant or grand things. Right here, it manifests in daily life, every hour. It's the toil, the hardship of a mother carrying the weight of childbirth for nine months so that her child can have a complete and fulfilling form; it's the sleepless nights beside a sick child's bed; the tears shed with the child's mistakes...
People often say 'in life, there's borrowing and repaying,' but for a mother, every sacrifice never demands any repayment, except perhaps seeing a smile on her child's lips every day. The grace of childbirth and nurturing teaches us how impossible it is to repay:
'We journey through life as humans
Yet never exhaust the lullabies of mother'
(Nguyễn Duy)
Maternal love is one of the timeless principles of our nation, no matter the era, that affection is truly admirable and etched in the hearts of every child.
Looking back from ancient times to the present, countless maternal hearts have touched us deeply. You may still remember the fairy tale about the milk tree you heard in childhood. It tells the story of a misbehaving child who leaves home after being scolded by his mother, only to return to find his mother gone because she missed him. The mother turns into a milk tree, with leaves on one side green and shaded, and on the other side red like the eyes of a crying mother waiting for her child. The scent of the milk tree is as sweet as a mother's milk. This shows how a mother is ready to be forgiving and compassionate towards her child's misbehavior.
Going back over half a century ago, we find the heroic Vietnamese mothers who, despite losing all their biological children in battle, were willing to accept and shelter other soldiers. They were willing to sacrifice their own lives to ensure the safety of the 'soldier children' from the relentless pursuit of the enemy.
Then there's another flower blooming amidst peace called Đậu Thị Huyền Trâm. She embodies the resilience and determination of a People's Police officer when she refused chemotherapy despite being in the final stage of cancer to prolong the life of her unborn child.
These are the clearest examples of a mother's heart, a mother's love enveloping every fragment of life: 'A mother's love for her child is unlike anything else in the world. It knows no law, no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.' (Agatha Christie)
Maternal love helps to outline clear paths for a child through all the guidance and care of the mother. It's also a place for the child to return to after the weariness and stumbles of life's journey. The mother's gentle hands are always there, ready to embrace the child back into the warmth of the family, leaving behind the dust of the outside world clinging to the child's footsteps. When will the child's heart fully understand the sacrifice?
'A mother's heart is like a bowl brimming with water,
How will you repay this kindness when you grow wise tomorrow?'
A mother's love is the ultimate remedy, dispelling all worries within the child. It's truly pitiful for those who don't have the chance to live in such love.
Yet there are still 'unfilial children' who trouble their parents, being disobedient, showing no gratitude towards their aging parents. Who are the gray hairs on their heads for? The wrinkles that age them are because of whom? But there are also mothers who fail to cherish the noble duty bestowed upon them by nature, abandoning their children, exerting cruelty, and abusing them:
'A mother raises her child by the sparkling shore,
The child nurtures the mother day by day.'
And most blameworthy by far are those who exploit maternal love for personal gain: advertising programs, food products, preying on a mother's desire to care for her child to seize money. Those individuals surely won't find true fulfillment in life. As children in modern society, we must understand our responsibility towards maternal love. Let's strive to repay our parents' kindness: helping with family chores, striving in education, showing love to others.
A child's life is the diary of the mother, where she entrusts all joys, sorrows, and hopes. Maternal love is an endless source, never running dry. So, those fortunate enough to live in that blessing should cherish each day.
Evidence 9: A mother's love
Posted by: John Doe
Keywords: Top 9 Evidence of Love and Affection
