The two most precious things in the world are love and freedom.
Without freedom life would be meaningless, and without love the world would become careless and apathetic.

Yet, the nature of these two are apparently at loggerheads with each other. Love wants to control. Freedom releases. Love wants to protect. Freedom is about taking risks. Love is almost totalitarian. Freedom gives us independence.

Still we long for both love and freedom. The desire to be loved is as deep rooted in us as the desire to be free from all shackles.

It seems that the love that we receive during our childhood lasts as long as we are young. As adults we continue to desire the love we received earlier. This could be the cause of our wanting to engage in similar relations with the opposite sex. There is of course physical attraction as well.

Both men and women want to be loved, in differenet proportions, in their own ways. Or at least to be considered as desirable by others.

Given a choice between the two, it would be difficult to make a decision. Both have their roots in our nature. An independent minded adult might prefer to be free than to be in love’s bondage.

If only love and freedom can be combined in compatible proportions, we can live much happier lives.

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