Leah Week 2 - Is It Better to Have Loved and Lost than Never Have Loved at All?

Alfred Lord Tennyson coined the phrase, “It is better to have loved and lost than never have loved at all.” The logical question that comes from this statement is, is it true? A definite answer will never be found because this is opinion based, but in my opinion, I think that it is indeed better to have loved and lost than never have loved at all. 

Anyone who has experienced some kind of loss or heartbreak knows just how painful it is. It may not necessarily be romantically, it can be the loss of a loved one to death or perhaps the loss of a home if you have moved to a different city or country. No matter what the situation is, it takes time and strength to overcome these obstacles in life, but at the end of the day, once we have put in the work to heal, we are left with all the wonderful happy memories to look back on. 

I am one to always be trying to collect memories in many unique ways. I love taking photos and I have a whole box filled with old photos, cards, cringy diaries that I wrote as a child, and poems and quotes that I have written, too. Every once in a while I look back at these memories and feel a bit emotional, but at the same time, I am grateful for all these wonderful moments I had. 

I think that having experiences and memories is what makes life worth living. Knowing that there is something or someone to live for makes me personally feel able to get out of bed every morning, get dressed, and be happy. I can’t imagine just purely not having experienced loving people and places so much that it hurts to say goodbye. 

What do you think, do you agree with me? 

Comments

  1. AnonymousJan 30, 2022, 4:22:00 PM

    I agree with you. Currently I'm watching the 100 and just finished season 3. (Spoiler alert) In the show, there is this chip people can take in the show that will rid them of their pain, but that also includes all of their fond memories. With love comes loss, and that's what life is. If you want to experience any form of love, you have to be willing to lose something as well.

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  2. AnonymousJan 31, 2022, 8:12:00 PM

    I 100% percent agree with you Leah. I think to have loved and lost is much better than to have never loved at all. Loving someone or something to me is what life is all about and I could never imagine life without love in it. A world like that sounds boring and honestly pretty depressing.

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  3. AnonymousFeb 2, 2022, 3:54:00 PM

    I don't completely agree with this, but I still mostly do. I think that loving and then losing can be incredibly painful. Most people know that when they create an attachment to something, they know that they might lose it one day, but it doesn't make it any easier if you do eventually lose that thing. But I also don't think we have any more options. I believe this because, as humans, it is important biologically and psychologically to make connections with people and places. I don't think that means it is better to love and then maybe lose something, I just think it means that we have to.

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  4. AnonymousApr 22, 2022, 9:45:00 AM

    I agree with you that it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. Even though saying goodbye to someone may hurt, you can still appreciate the good memories and time you had with them.

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