12- To love or to be loved

To love or to be loved? Which do you prefer?

But first, what is love? Love refers to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can also be a virtue representing a human affection. I honestly got that definition in the Wikipedia since nobody can really tell the exact meaning of the word.

From the very first day my brain started working, I noticed that many people are facing a lot of problems in terms of love. And according to my observation, the most common problem is for example, "She loves him but he doesn't love her back". Heartbreaking isn't it? That problem actually made me question myself. Which do I prefer, to love or to be loved?

After hours of thinking, I finally decided that I'll be on the "To love" side. I know most people will ask, "Why not to be loved?". For me, loving someone is sharing a part of you being selfless asking for nothing in return. It also means that you are taking risks. Yes, you might get hurt but it is your choice if you are going to let that happen or not.

While in the side of the "To be loved", having someone to love you is a great thing. It increases your confidence because you that someone was able to love you despite of who you are. It may be awesome BUT what if you don't love that person back? Either you want it or not, you are just going to break that persons heart. And I bet nobody wants to do that to someone, right?

That is the reason why i chose the side of "To love". Because in loving someone, it is only your own heart that is at risk of getting hurt. No other hearts harmed. Just your own. For me, getting hurt is better than hurting someone. I also think that it is okay to love someone who doesn't love you back as long as they are worth loving.