“I have never understood the concept of infatuation.
It has always been my understanding that being ‘infatuated’ with someone means you think you are in love, but you’re actually not; infatuation is (supposedly) just a foolish, fleeting feeling.
But if being ‘in love’ is an abstract notion, and it’s not tangible, and there is no way to physically prove it to anyone else…
well, how is being in love any different than having an infatuation?
They’re both human constructions.
If you think you’re in love with someone and you feel like you’re in love with someone, then you obviously are; thinking and feeling is the sum total of what love is.
Why do we feel an obligation to certify emotions with some kind of retrospective, self-imposed authenticity?”
Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
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Please enjoy Think I’m In Love by Beck…
From The Basement Version…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S1wL87JywI
Original Video Version…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7WdKAvZ2ec
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Do you agree with Chuck Klosterman?
Why or why not?
Are the concepts of love and infatuation too cerebral/intellectual and abstract?
Are they not emotive enough?
Can love truly be defined?
Why do we constantly need to define things?
Why can’t we just let them be?
*Is the role of art to define love or is it the goal of life?
Are feelings of love more or less valid than thoughts of love?
{I think it all counts but I believe love is shown in actions}.
How can you prove your love?
Doesn’t infatuation sound so immature as opposed to love?
{I think love is mature and infatuation is immature}.
Is infatuation always temporary?
{It is interesting to note that most poets/authors/musicians/artists write and sing more about love and not infatuation}. Why do you think that is?
Is infatuation dangerous?
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For more information…
Chuck Klosterman…
http://pages.simonandschuster.com/chuckklosterman
http://twitter.com/CKlosterman
Beck…http://www.beck.com
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Peace & Namaste…
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