WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? 3
Michael Ewetuga
Where two people practicing different religions find themselves in love then there’s a
serious obstacle in the way of the love they profess for each other. In the religious
circle it does not matter that you love someone who practices another religion
because that would be putting self before God. You are told by the bible not to be
unequally yoked with the unbeliever and if you are trying to marry the love of your life
who happens to belong to another faith and you plan on dumping yours assuming
you are a Christian and taking up his you are doomed because the bible asserts
that Jesus is the way the truth and the light and no one cometh unto the father except
through the son. Take another faith brother/sister in the name of love and that love is
sure to send you to hell. In order to be saved you need to be born again. Your partner
may decide to leave his religion and adopt yours because he’s in love he might
however not have the luxury of doing that if he was a Muslim because to his religion
you are an unbeliever and at any rate he might have been told to get born again as
many times as he wants but be wise not to die except as a Muslim.
Most religions preach peace and love. It would appear that peace and love exist as
long as parties concern belongs to the same religion.
Religion, it is contended, could be an obstacle where parties in love belong to
different and sometimes contradictory religions this will also be the case if they
belong to the same religion but not the same denomination such as parties being
Christians but one is catholic while the other is Pentecostal.
Religion cannot be an obstacle if what the parties have for themselves is real love it
is asserted.
God did not create man and woman of the same religion, at least the bible was not
that specific and the other religions probably were not specific either on that point. It
is said that he created men (this include women) in his image that is what the bible
says. There was a reason for creating women after creating men and if we take the
bible example the reason is so the man would not be lonely, it would not be just him
so it was suggested that he should be given a companion, a helper maybe even a
comforter when he needs to be comforted, someone to love him. Of course he was
the only creature talked about then because he was the only person around, he
would have to return what he gets, after all to whom much is given much is expected.
The question then between lovers should not be extraneous to what makes them
happy, it should not be external to what makes them lovers. If they really love each
other nothing can come between them, they would be soul mates they would be God’
s answer to each other’s loneliness and the bible did forbid putting asunder what
God has joined together.
Love itself is spiritual and even Jesus said the greatest of all the laws is love and if
you love you will have no problem keeping the other commandments. It could be
argued that it is not the lover’s love but agape love but there was no ambiguity in that
advice. Belonging to a religion in itself is not a ticket to heaven and this much was
said in the bible; it is not all who shouts God that will see the kingdom of God.
Religion is not a barrier to true love, if two people love, the mode of serving God
should not be a reason to tear apart a relationship.
There are as many cultures as there are people inhabiting the earth. Culture is a
matter of different stroke for different folks.
In some cultures it is perfectly ok to eat cow meat not in some part of India where
cow represent some god or so it is rumored.
Pig meats are popular on the menu of some people in the world except Muslims
who do not eat meats from pig on the ground that a certain pig dug the ground so
that the prophet Mohammed could drink when he was thirsty.
In some cultures it is ok to call an elderly person by his first name not so in some
other cultures.
It is ok to date an older person in some cultures other cultures might frown at that.
Culture is what people make so much fuss about, it is what they have been taught is
right, what they have been taught is sacrosanct. These are set of rules they are
brought up with. Sometimes people find other cultures ridiculous. It is culturally and
legally ok in some part of the world for example for people to have more than one
woman as wives while most western worlds allow only one wife for one man. Can
you imagine someone who came from a culture that allows more than one wife
falling in love and planning to marry an American or a British lady as a second or
perhaps third wife?
Cultural differences make cultures potential obstacles to love.
If culture stands between two people in love, they were never in love; it might be
something else but definitely not love. History is full of two people in love who were
kept apart by some cultural practices but who refused to be kept apart and ran away
or fought to realize their dreams of being together even when they died in the
process, ROMEO AND JULIENT might be a work of fiction but the principle depicted
in that play is as real as sunlight so is Mel Gibson’s Mrs. Soffel where a married
Christian woman ran away with a condemn criminal. Love is not reason, as a matter
of fact most times love and reason don’t walk hand in hand.
Diversity should be a unifying rather than a dividing factor. The problem with those
who will constitute cultures into a barrier in the way of love is that they have been
brainwashed to think they are superior to others because they perceived their
cultures and values as superior. They look down at other people’s ways of life and
refer to others as barbarians and termed others savages. These kinds of people
might know everything about hate they know nothing about love, they are haters not
lovers.
Love sees no difference, it emancipates the soul and those who love truthfully
becomes one and nothing, not even cultures, can keep them apart.
Some of the so called advanced countries are more or less classless societies; by
classless I mean it is not uncommon in these countries to find women/men in the
so called high profile professions such as medicine, law, architecture falling in love
with someone in professions such as security, trucking, etc. The lines between
these professions could be said to be blurring. Not so in some part of Africa where
some people still hold on to the misconception passed down by the colonial
masters which postulate that one human being could be better than another on the
basis of professions. Some people in some professions are considered superior to
others which is why a lawyer would not make known his affair with a petty trader or a
judge her affair with her police orderly. Such is the hypocrisy. Societal status
therefore could be a barrier in the way of two people in love.
It is unfortunate that some people have their noses in the sky, someone could be
living in a fools’ paradise, only love can bring such people out of their confusion and
labyrinth and show him the way to happiness. Love resides in even the lowliest
placed individual in the society. Society may put you in a house of bubble, capable of
being blown away by a strong wind only love can build houses that would stand any
weather and stand the test of time.
If you have love in your heart, if you know what love is you will know that your heart
rather than society determines who you fall in love with. Class has no chance where
love is concerned.
Some people have been predetermined by society of being incapable of falling in
love with one another even though the act of falling in love is supposed to be
independent of the individual and devoid of reason.
It is definitely unacceptable to fall in love with your friend’s boyfriend/girlfriend,
husband/wife, stepson/stepdaughter; it is absolutely unacceptable to fall in love with
your son/daughter. It is also unacceptable to fall in love with someone of the same
sex as you and where it is deemed ok it is now been said people in love who belong
to this category cannot get married. The United States government has gone further
to suggest that the constitution be amended so that gay marriages will not be
allowed.
People of this class sure have an obstacle in their ways if they are unfortunate to fall
in love.
Society had frowned at a number of things that later became acceptable. There was
a time in some societies where having twins was a taboo, it was once against the
law in some societies for black men to vote and be voted for. There was a time
blacks were slaves in some societies. There was a time when black and white
could not exhibit love for one another. There was a time Christians would deny
Christ and worship in secret. There certainly was a time when brothers and sisters
could be husbands and wives or how did the world population increased from a
man and a woman to what we have today?
There are people in this category who are in love and maybe one day the society will
recognize the right of individuals to choose who to love. Love and relationship is not
and should not be part of state duties and concern, it is supposed to be a personal
and purely individual decision. Love has no obstacle.
Michael Ewetuga
Where two people practicing different religions find themselves in love then there’s a
serious obstacle in the way of the love they profess for each other. In the religious
circle it does not matter that you love someone who practices another religion
because that would be putting self before God. You are told by the bible not to be
unequally yoked with the unbeliever and if you are trying to marry the love of your life
who happens to belong to another faith and you plan on dumping yours assuming
you are a Christian and taking up his you are doomed because the bible asserts
that Jesus is the way the truth and the light and no one cometh unto the father except
through the son. Take another faith brother/sister in the name of love and that love is
sure to send you to hell. In order to be saved you need to be born again. Your partner
may decide to leave his religion and adopt yours because he’s in love he might
however not have the luxury of doing that if he was a Muslim because to his religion
you are an unbeliever and at any rate he might have been told to get born again as
many times as he wants but be wise not to die except as a Muslim.
Most religions preach peace and love. It would appear that peace and love exist as
long as parties concern belongs to the same religion.
Religion, it is contended, could be an obstacle where parties in love belong to
different and sometimes contradictory religions this will also be the case if they
belong to the same religion but not the same denomination such as parties being
Christians but one is catholic while the other is Pentecostal.
Religion cannot be an obstacle if what the parties have for themselves is real love it
is asserted.
God did not create man and woman of the same religion, at least the bible was not
that specific and the other religions probably were not specific either on that point. It
is said that he created men (this include women) in his image that is what the bible
says. There was a reason for creating women after creating men and if we take the
bible example the reason is so the man would not be lonely, it would not be just him
so it was suggested that he should be given a companion, a helper maybe even a
comforter when he needs to be comforted, someone to love him. Of course he was
the only creature talked about then because he was the only person around, he
would have to return what he gets, after all to whom much is given much is expected.
The question then between lovers should not be extraneous to what makes them
happy, it should not be external to what makes them lovers. If they really love each
other nothing can come between them, they would be soul mates they would be God’
s answer to each other’s loneliness and the bible did forbid putting asunder what
God has joined together.
Love itself is spiritual and even Jesus said the greatest of all the laws is love and if
you love you will have no problem keeping the other commandments. It could be
argued that it is not the lover’s love but agape love but there was no ambiguity in that
advice. Belonging to a religion in itself is not a ticket to heaven and this much was
said in the bible; it is not all who shouts God that will see the kingdom of God.
Religion is not a barrier to true love, if two people love, the mode of serving God
should not be a reason to tear apart a relationship.
There are as many cultures as there are people inhabiting the earth. Culture is a
matter of different stroke for different folks.
In some cultures it is perfectly ok to eat cow meat not in some part of India where
cow represent some god or so it is rumored.
Pig meats are popular on the menu of some people in the world except Muslims
who do not eat meats from pig on the ground that a certain pig dug the ground so
that the prophet Mohammed could drink when he was thirsty.
In some cultures it is ok to call an elderly person by his first name not so in some
other cultures.
It is ok to date an older person in some cultures other cultures might frown at that.
Culture is what people make so much fuss about, it is what they have been taught is
right, what they have been taught is sacrosanct. These are set of rules they are
brought up with. Sometimes people find other cultures ridiculous. It is culturally and
legally ok in some part of the world for example for people to have more than one
woman as wives while most western worlds allow only one wife for one man. Can
you imagine someone who came from a culture that allows more than one wife
falling in love and planning to marry an American or a British lady as a second or
perhaps third wife?
Cultural differences make cultures potential obstacles to love.
If culture stands between two people in love, they were never in love; it might be
something else but definitely not love. History is full of two people in love who were
kept apart by some cultural practices but who refused to be kept apart and ran away
or fought to realize their dreams of being together even when they died in the
process, ROMEO AND JULIENT might be a work of fiction but the principle depicted
in that play is as real as sunlight so is Mel Gibson’s Mrs. Soffel where a married
Christian woman ran away with a condemn criminal. Love is not reason, as a matter
of fact most times love and reason don’t walk hand in hand.
Diversity should be a unifying rather than a dividing factor. The problem with those
who will constitute cultures into a barrier in the way of love is that they have been
brainwashed to think they are superior to others because they perceived their
cultures and values as superior. They look down at other people’s ways of life and
refer to others as barbarians and termed others savages. These kinds of people
might know everything about hate they know nothing about love, they are haters not
lovers.
Love sees no difference, it emancipates the soul and those who love truthfully
becomes one and nothing, not even cultures, can keep them apart.
Some of the so called advanced countries are more or less classless societies; by
classless I mean it is not uncommon in these countries to find women/men in the
so called high profile professions such as medicine, law, architecture falling in love
with someone in professions such as security, trucking, etc. The lines between
these professions could be said to be blurring. Not so in some part of Africa where
some people still hold on to the misconception passed down by the colonial
masters which postulate that one human being could be better than another on the
basis of professions. Some people in some professions are considered superior to
others which is why a lawyer would not make known his affair with a petty trader or a
judge her affair with her police orderly. Such is the hypocrisy. Societal status
therefore could be a barrier in the way of two people in love.
It is unfortunate that some people have their noses in the sky, someone could be
living in a fools’ paradise, only love can bring such people out of their confusion and
labyrinth and show him the way to happiness. Love resides in even the lowliest
placed individual in the society. Society may put you in a house of bubble, capable of
being blown away by a strong wind only love can build houses that would stand any
weather and stand the test of time.
If you have love in your heart, if you know what love is you will know that your heart
rather than society determines who you fall in love with. Class has no chance where
love is concerned.
Some people have been predetermined by society of being incapable of falling in
love with one another even though the act of falling in love is supposed to be
independent of the individual and devoid of reason.
It is definitely unacceptable to fall in love with your friend’s boyfriend/girlfriend,
husband/wife, stepson/stepdaughter; it is absolutely unacceptable to fall in love with
your son/daughter. It is also unacceptable to fall in love with someone of the same
sex as you and where it is deemed ok it is now been said people in love who belong
to this category cannot get married. The United States government has gone further
to suggest that the constitution be amended so that gay marriages will not be
allowed.
People of this class sure have an obstacle in their ways if they are unfortunate to fall
in love.
Society had frowned at a number of things that later became acceptable. There was
a time in some societies where having twins was a taboo, it was once against the
law in some societies for black men to vote and be voted for. There was a time
blacks were slaves in some societies. There was a time when black and white
could not exhibit love for one another. There was a time Christians would deny
Christ and worship in secret. There certainly was a time when brothers and sisters
could be husbands and wives or how did the world population increased from a
man and a woman to what we have today?
There are people in this category who are in love and maybe one day the society will
recognize the right of individuals to choose who to love. Love and relationship is not
and should not be part of state duties and concern, it is supposed to be a personal
and purely individual decision. Love has no obstacle.
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