Today, we will talk about the two types of love, how they correlate, and the benefits of each. We will also discuss how both types contribute to achieving the end goal of love. The dictionary defines love as “an intense feeling of deep affection.” However, that definition not only seems broad but also vague. In reality, love is perspective. We all have our own personal opinions, preferences, and feelings that make us like and hate different things. Moreover, Love can be found anywhere due to the elasticity of human nature. We experience love when we are content with some part of our life, not just by having affection towards something. The way I see it, there are two types of love, inner love and outer love. Throughout one’s life, it is important to obtain both types of love to reach the end goal, to love one’s own life and the journey had.
Inner love is love people have for themselves. This love can be difficult to obtain early in life, because many people lack the confidence to love themselves for who they are. People are constantly battling their insecurities and their “flaws.” I say flaws loosely, because many people make their flaws out to be worse than they actually are. Everyone does this at some point in their life, especially young adults and children. It can take a while for a person to be content with who they are, but when it finally happens, they will have achieved inner love, and their life becomes much easier. People with healthy inner love have confidence, rarely doubt themselves, and are able to accomplish anything they set their mind to. These people also have closer bonds with their sources of outer love, because they are no longer focusing on themselves. Because of the benefits of inner love, I personally believe that inner love is the more important of the two types. A person has to be accepting of who they are in order to fully appreciate their life. By doing so, it brings the person closer to reaching love’s end goal.
Similarly, outer love is important to love’s overall end goal. Outer love is the love a person has for anything outside of themselves. As previously stated, those with inner-love have a deep appreciation, as well as affection, for themselves. This is a positive, but humans need more than inner love in order to flourish, they need outer love from various sources. Comparatively, it is much more difficult to achieve inner love without having some sources of outer love. These sources include family, friends, relationships, hobbies, etc. Due to the elasticity of human nature, outer love can be found anywhere as long as someone is looking. Therefore, outer love is the simpler of the two types to achieve. We begin to acquire our sources of outer love when we are born and our personalities are formed. We find things we like to do and people we are comfortable around. These sources help form us into the person we recognize, often being our framework. Sources of outer love also tend to make us feel a part of something bigger than ourselves, and that feeling of loneliness goes away. This is why outer love is important in achieving love’s end goal. A person cannot love their life without purpose or reason. Outer love fills that desire for purpose.
Both types of love benefit each other in different ways. Inner love can be found through outer love due to outer love having a role in personality. Our likes and dislikes make us who we are, and by accepting ourselves for who we are, including our outer loves, inner love can be formed. Outer love can also come from relationships; family, friends, and significant others. Having positive relationships can boost the confidence of a person, because they feel like they are doing something right by maintaining the relationship. Thus, their inner love is growing. As you can see, both inner love and outer love benefit each other as long as the person works towards growth. Continuously work on inner and outer love throughout your life, and towards the end, look back on everything you have done. Work on loving yourself, your loved ones, and whatever else brings happiness, so when you look back, you can say “I love my life the journey had.”
Song of the Blog:
Today’s Song is “Portland, Maine,” by Donovan Woods! Listen while reading for a better experience!
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