More on love

[cosmolinguist]

"It is only in the mysterious equations of love that any logic or reason can be found."

I don't know if John F. Nash, Jr., actually said that or not, but Russell Crowe said it in A Beautiful Mind, part of his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. I really like this quote, especially in that context. Mathematicians who seem cold and detached even when they're not seeming schizophrenic can still care about love!

I like to think that love is not completely illogical or unreasonable. I like to think that you can be in love and be intelligent at the same time (as intelligent as you were before, anyway!).

Comments

[sir-chris.livejournal.com]

Youd like to think that but watching lovers snuggle about using that special wuvvy talk they do means your theory is in disorder:)

[cosmolinguist]

It doesn't work for everyone. Sadly, there are lots of people who seem to disregard all reason, all intelligence, when they say they're "in love." The theory just says it doesn't have to be that way. :-) And I just say I would never want it to be that way for me.

Re:

[sir-chris.livejournal.com]

Yeah same here. I definately want an intelligent Lady. And Im not going to show off in town centres in front of single people either. Its just plain rude!*g*

[star-eyed-lady.livejournal.com]

Now don't you two get unintelligence mixed up with silliness. Love is silly, so lovers should be silly. But not so silly in the presence of others as to make them sick.

[cosmolinguist]

Okay, you have a good point. I am the last person to think that"intelligent" goes with "serious" or "unintelligent" is "silly." It is an important distinction to make.

I hope for love that is serious when it should be, silly whenever it can get away with it, always intelligent, and never going to make people around me sick!