What is love?

Today we watched a TedEd video on what love actually is. Love is never really defined by most people and only ever explained relatively (love is like....., more important than......). Love is largely influenced by external influences which all contribute to the individual's personal feelings of love. On a biological standpoint, love is said to be a neurological brain function that attract's a person to others in  order to reproduce. Although, the most socially accepted standpoint is that love can be defined as a combination of experiences, feelings, brain chemistry and cultural expectations.

                       Quote on emotion and reason

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. (Oscar Wilde)

With this quote the author intended to say that humans are able to survive and prosper through their rational capabilities but do not comply with rational thought when it is prioritized above their emotions. Personally, I agree with this statement. The duality of mankind is something that has allowed us to reach great developmental heights but it is also responsible for our downfalls. The truth of this is that we like to perceive everything on a rational basis when it does not effect us. It becomes difficult to comply with rational thought when something personally effects us as we become emotional to prioritize our safety and well being.