True Love

We all need love in some shape or form and most of the time it drives us to do things we may not have done before. Love is a bond that we have with people around us and this is why it motivates us to do different things. If you look at love in a relationship form we have one person we really care for and want to be with for the rest of our life and do just about anything for, but that’s not the only form of love that affects us in our daily lives. We hold a different form of love for our friends and for our family. The main reason we usually do the things we do for people is because of love. Love is the main motivator for people’s actions whether it’s romantic love, friendship or family love.

For better or worse, love is a powerful motivator. There are three different kinds of love. The first is romantic love. Romantic love can be both a negative and positive motivator. Remember the excitement and energy you felt when you fell in love? You are motivated to clean your living space so that special person will have a positive impression when he or she sees it. You are motivated to change a disagreeable habit so that you feel like you are worthy of a relationship with them. Love, like many other positive emotions can make you change- even though it may not always be for the best. In fact, love romantic love is a two headed monster. However, love is sometimes a negative motivator. Think about all the people who first adopted a bad habit, or risky behavior while under the spell of a new boyfriend or girlfriend, to please, tease, get accepted by, or get closer to a special someone. Of course this kind of love is not true love. It’s fool’s gold, because it makes you forget who you truly are, and what really matters to you. This love can hurt you. In the play, “Twelfth Night”, we see that love can motivate you to do many things. We see this when Malvolio falls for Olivia after receiving a letter which he believes is from Olivia expressing her love, then dresses up in