LOVE DOES MATTER!!! Question for Mr. Cohen

[Vicomtesse]

Hi Tanya,
I agree, Love does matter!! and perhaps some may find the answers to some of your questions from the words of LC but like Cate, I find more questions than answers.
Love is a gift, whether you are receiving or are able to give. Some find it hard to give because they don't know how or it is not accepted by those who it is intended.
Even to receive love; it isn't always welcome! (I'm not talking sexual love) I'm sure many of us have been in situations where someone has wanted to be a friend but for some reason you can't stand them or they irritate you. You know they are desperate to be liked but you find it creepy! You know you are being unkind or you give the false smile you mention and pretend; but you can't bring yourself to love them back.
I suppose that I am lucky that I have been blessed with true love on a personal level. I have husband, children, parents, sisters, brothers, extended family and friends who truly love me and I truly love back. I have never felt lonely but that doesn't mean that the relationships have been easy!! Far from it!

The human being is a very complex creature and as well as our physical needs we also have emotional and spiritual needs.
Love is a hugest part of these needs and features in all aspects of this.
We need food, water, warmth and shelter but also physical love: touching and even sex!
We need to feel supported and cared about and of course loved. Sex is important in a personal relationship as it is an outward expression of an inner emotion!
We also need a reason to be here. This is the ultimate question, Why are we here? Most turn to a religion or a philosophy to look for answers. Most never find one! We all agree that love has a lot to do with it but that's about all we agree on! But most find it difficult 'To Love'

'To Love' is to accept and to forgive one another but we are 'Only Human' with all the human flaws so it is often difficult to do so.
Extend that to your nieghbours; people that you are not emotionally or physically dependent on; that's how wars start!

Getting back to the point:
Leonard Cohen explores all these subjects in his songs. He doesn't have the answers but to me he has the gift of expression and empathy.
He also has a dark side; not so long forgotten: 'I tortured the dress that you wore for the world to look through' : pure jealousy, anger, frustration etc.
He is not a saint (his many lovers show us this: how many hearts has he broken? and how many times has his heart been broken and left him bitter? He says it many times in his songs!) or prophet (and I only know him through his songs!) but like us all, he seems to be trying to get on with the gift of life in the best way that he can and striving to be the best that he can.

The answers you look for are probably within yourself, when you reach a level of contentment you'll know you have the gift but I suspect you'll never reach it after reading your posts, but I hope you do. It is not a criticism just an observation as you have so many deep thoughts and seem desperate for the answers. Most of us just get on with our flawed lives and try to achieve an acceptable level of contentment. Others go into a Monastery for 4 years and look within for the answers but I suspect they come out even more bewildered and discontent. (Cynicism is one of my flaws).

I hope you find what you are looking for.
Vicomtesse

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