Hello friend.

Writing has always been something I love to do. I write everything from poetry to opinionated, often biased articles concerning the direction of human kind. I write with themes of humor, inspiration, love or tragedy. I write formal, thoroughly researched essays or just whatever happens to be on my mind. This little piece will be one of the latter.

So many times, I see these two things mixed up. I, myself, have more than once mixed them up. Love and lust. The word "love", in my opinion, is often thrown around too lightly. To me, this word is a product of devotion, boundless compassion and unquestionable loyalty. Love, to me, is something that is "earned" in a relationship, something that develops over time. I am, by no means, a believer in "love at first sight".

Lust, however, is what that instantaneous sense of attraction felt by an individual really is. It may, if played right, lead into something greater. But it is nothing permanent. Perhaps more of a "curiousity" more than anything. Lust can dissipate, while love is forever.

They are all to easy to confuse. Both can be such powerful, even overwhelming emotions. Perhaps the worst thing that can happen to an individual is to confuse them, and then later, come to terms with that mistake. It would indeed be a tragic scenario, one that could wreak havoc on a human conscience.

So, please remember this. Whenever you fall in love, and are rejected, never submit into hopeless depression. Eventually, you will make it to the other side. There are a lot of wonderful people out there, and to remain conceded with a single one, even when they fail to acknowledge you, is not how one should carry on with life.

i think thats a really intelligent and honest post theres only one thing i disagree with. I dont believe love has to be forever, i think you can be in love and it will go away in time. But you are right, love is thrown around too much, but its hard to think of anything but love when you want someone so badly.

Well said. :]

Yeah that was very well written and you seem like a intelligent person. I also feel that it's very very true. Keep up the good work.

I say sticky this.

I agree with your views on love and lust.
The word love is thrown around too lightly and over-used. (I love cake I love iPods I love this resturant I love trees I love the fence yadda yadda), but I think if you deep down love that thing or that person it should be said only if you really mean it. I think when it's a person it definitely takes awhile to develop those feelings.
Lust is just sexual cravings being played out.

Well said, I for one have confused Lust far too many times for Love.

Thanks for the comments everyone.

I'm yet to meet someone who can honestly say they haven't been fooled by this. It is a lesson, unfortuneately, that must be learned the hard way. It is also a lesson that will most likely repeat itself more than once.

I do agree with what you have said, I do.

But for me I don't believe I agree in every case, I don't think I'm being young and foolish either or mistaking one feeling for another because I think that a human is entirely able to love somebody without speaking a word to them but I do not think that is how it is in most cases, or at least the type addressed in this thread (mistaking love for lust).