Unconditional love is a rare thing to find. Being put in the worst situations, it can be easy to throw away one’s morals. An unlikely pairing of three homeless people form an alternate family after discovering an abandoned infant while trying to survive on the streets of Tokyo. A former bicycle shop owner, a drag queen, and a runaway teenager is quite the combination to be put into this situation. The concern for oneself became the concern for another. It was a selfless decision to provide for the innocent baby even with the poor conditions. Hana, Gin, and Miyuki were dealing with. Faith in humanity is restored when compassionate acts are displayed. The film, “Tokyo Godfathers” recognizes the positive impact of love in this crazy world. Hearing the cries of the …show more content…
Three people with different attributes and haunted pasts came together to help an innocent child. Kiyoko’s name means “pure child” because she was found on
Christmas Eve. The connotation with the name is associated with the present behavior of Hana,
Gin, and Miyuki. These poverty-stricken people revealed their pure hearts as they were the caregivers for Kiyoko. “Tokyo Godfathers” indicated that money does not equal happiness.
Society’s current view of the homeless is along the lines of “nonproductive greedy slobs.” This appears to be a very inaccurate depiction. There is importance and centrality with family and love. These values need to be administered to every human being. Just like animals, humans care for the young especially innocent infants that cannot walk, talk, or care for themselves. There is no price tag placed on love. It simply originated when the Earth was formed. There is no monetary price for it. Love is a powerful emotion instilled in all of us. Love is selfless and so needed in society of all ages. Love demolishes all obstacles that stands in its path. It doesn’t waiver on good days or bad days. Love is always the same
The first chapter begins with an exploration of love and marriage in many ancient and current cultures. Surprisingly many cultures either avoid the discussion of love in marriage or spit on the idea completely. China and other societies believed that love was simply a product of marriage and shouldn’t get too out of hand, while a few Greek and Roman philosophers shunned excessive
the lives of many people all throughout the world. The constant need for love is
This conception of love can be traced back to the first chapters of the Bible, Genesis. Adam and Eve, in the garden of Eden, eat the forbidden fruit and are forever outcast from paradise, forced to suffer. The puritans argued that, if God wishes us to suffer, who are we to go against his wishes. We are sinners, because of the Original Sin, and it was Eve who gav...
obtain love from something , it is easy and very possible to have love for
A Rebuttal of “Brother, Don’t Spare a Dime” In “Brother, Don’t Spare a Dime,” L. Christopher Awalt says that homeless people are homeless on their own accord. He believes “many of them seem to have chosen the lifestyles they lead” (Awalt))).. This article states that most homeless people would prefer to escape responsibility rather than fix their social and economic problems. Awalt uses an example of a man who had been on the streets for about 10 years. He provided this man with resources to improve his life and within four months he was making progress.
The nature of love being the driving force behind spiritual growth; true love being a conscious action in order to extend one’s ego boundaries by including humanity.
to love, money makes no matter, be it past, present or future. Love is love, and
Throughout history, views of love have changed. Anne Bradstreet valued love as a strong romantic bond. In Bradstreet's poem, "To My Dear and Loving Husband" she writes, "I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold, Or all the ritches that Earth doth hold"(51). In this excerpt, Bradstreet is speaking to her Husband. John Winthrop viewed love as a religious bond between all men. He writes, "Love is the bond of perfection" (39). Winthrop gives few references to romantic love. I personally think of love as something that people feel for each other just because they are both people. I believe there is an element of love between all people. Love is viewed differently by different people, but these beliefs have little to do with what time period these people lived in.
Even forms of human beings preforming selfless acts derives from ones desire to help others, which in a way makes that person feel importance. Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, better known as Mother Teresa, devoted her life to helping those in great need. To many these acts may appear as selfless and gallant acts that are not performed by anyone with any type of ego. Yet when taking a psychological look at why she performed such acts they may appear a somewhat more for herself. Every time anyone does anything, even when for someone else, they are doing it for some type of feeling that they experience. With the holiday season approaching, there will be a specific emphasis on giving unlike any other time of the year. We give yes to show gratitude for someone we love, but also to experience the joy in seeing someone enjoy something they them self-caused. Even while being selfless humans have the unique ability to still be doing something that involves caring for them self. This outlook toward the human condition completely debunks Wolf’s claim that “when caring about yourself you are living as if you are the center of the universe.” When choosing to do anything positive or negative, for others or for yourself, you are still taking your self-interest into consideration, making it
As any romantic will assert, love is by far the most powerful force known to human hearts and minds. This sentiment is espoused throughout history, almost to the point of cliché. Everyone has heard the optimistic statement, “love conquers all,” and The Beatles are certain, however idyllic it may be, that “all you need is love.” Humanity is convinced that love is unique within human emotion, unequalled in its power to both lift the spirit up in throws of ecstasy, and cast it down in utter despair.
love does not exist in this world then the people who live on it will
The longing to be loved and to love another is so great. This love comes from the Father who desires such a deep and personal and intimate relationship with each of His children. To be loved is to be the one who humbly accepts a gift freely. To love in return is not to repay but to accept love. To love as the Father has loved, is to trust His deep love and through being loved, we are free to give love. “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” (John
One may ask what love is, how do you define love? You can look up the word love in the dictionary and find ten or more different explanations. Most sociologists consider love to be learned through cultural experiences (Love). This would mean that however or if persons parents showed them love while growing up, that is how that individual would interpret love throughout their life. When the Puritans first came to America, their concept of love was less of a romantic passion and more of a deepening reciprocal of respect and affection (Seidman 16). During the Enlightenment (1714-1818), love was typically viewed as a rational and orderly experience that could be controlled by those who experienced it (Sternberg 69). Love was assumed to be a rational feeling made by rational people and thus could be controlled. This belief had a major alteration during the eighteenth and nineteenth century when people began to believe that love was uncontrollable and could happen without reason (Sternberg 70). This change in the perception of love being uncontrollable also shifted the conclusion that people were not as rational as first presumed. In the late twentieth century, love became more sexualized and erotic which became perceived as a crisis in sexual morality and marriage (Seidman 66). Love today is viewed as unobtainable by reason of Americans have unrealistic expectations of love, true love, love at first sight, and the idea that love conquers all (Love). As a result of these unrealistic views, Americans have moved back to the concept that love is controllable but not necessary for a “romantic” relationship (Sternberg 63). As presented, love and the interpretation of what love is has transformed dramatically over the past two hundred years ...
...one by!” This homeless man now represents what the life of the child will become. Her need to care and confront that moment makes her selfless. She no longer cares for her own well being even the possibility of death or injury does not scare her. Her need to see and be in this child’s future makes here disregard her own well-being and fears making her selfless.
What is love? Love is the gift that we give each other, a divine sentiment derived from the heart. Love is empathy and a spirit of fellow humans for humans. Love has an endless shape: it's like a shimmering iridescent stone. It is invisible but tangible, always appearing in everyday life. We can easily recognize love; it is extremely simple and approachable. Love is a series of emotions, mentalities, and attitudes ranging from personal feelings to pleasure. Love is the greatest gift you can ever hope to give or receive. Love is so powerful; love can overcome so many of the difficult times that we have faced in life, and it can help to mend the most broken heart. It can even turn all of the ugliness in the world into the most beautiful portrait;