What is love all about?
I don't know the answer myself, so I can only give the answer
provided by Plato.
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One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is love?
How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front.
Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk.
If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found
love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty
hands, having picked nothing.
His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk?"
Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once, and yet I could
not turn back.
I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there
were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it.
As I walked futher, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the
earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end.
His teacher then said, "And that is
[color=red]love."[/color]
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On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage?
How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front.
Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one
tree.
If you find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a
tree.
The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was only
an ordinary tree.
His teacher asked, "Why did you chop down such an ordinary
tree?"
Plato answered, "Because of my previous experience. I walked
halfway through the forest, but returned with empty hands.
This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I
chopped it down and brought it back.
I did not want to miss the opportunity."
His teacher then said, "And that is
[color=red]marriage."[/color]
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