Does anyone really know you? 100 couples said their vows at a historic location in London on one day this week. But some say the age of the "other half" is over.
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Love conquers all as 100 couples wed
Does anyone really know you? 100 couples said their vows at a historic location in London on one day this week. But some say the age of the "other half" is over.
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On Tuesday, one hundred couples got married on one day at the historic Marylebone Town Hall in central London.
The weddings were organised to celebrate the town hall's 100th birthday.
Today, despite the 100 weddings, fewer people are choosing to get married in the UK.
What is missing? Love has played a huge part in human history and cultureThe ideas, customs and behaviours of a certain group of people. . For hundreds of years we have looked to another person to help us understand ourselves.
For example, in Emily Bronte's famous book Wuthering Heights, she writes "whatever our soulsIn many religious and philosophical traditions, the soul is part of a person, often separate from our bodies, which contain our essence. are made of, his and mine are the same".
Many years earlier, the Greek philosopher PlatoOne of the most important Ancient Greek philosophers. wrote that humans once had four arms, four legs and two faces, before we were split in half by ZeusThe king of the gods, known to the Romans as Jupiter. as a punishment for our prideFeeling of satisfaction or honour about your own achievements. . Now, we must walk the Earth looking for our other halves.
But some say love can be what stops us from finding ourselves.
It is not a nice idea: that we might be completely alone, without anyone who truly understands us. But Rainer Maria Rilke once wrote that "the only journey is the one within". We long to be known by love, when perhaps we should be focused on knowing ourselves.
Does anyone really know you?
Yes! We should all believe in soulmates. Some people find others who completely understand them. It may not happen for everyone, but true love is possible.
No! Love is in the air for the 100 couples in London. But nobody can really know you unless you know yourself completely. That is a journey everyone must take alone.
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Keywords
Culture - The ideas, customs and behaviours of a certain group of people.
Souls - In many religious and philosophical traditions, the soul is part of a person, often separate from our bodies, which contain our essence.
Plato - One of the most important Ancient Greek philosophers.
Zeus - The king of the gods, known to the Romans as Jupiter.
Pride - Feeling of satisfaction or honour about your own achievements.
Love conquers all as 100 couples wed
Speedy ceremony: Marylebone Town Hall offered discount ceremonies costing £100 — much less than the normal price of between £621 and £1,230. Glossary
Culture - The ideas, customs and behaviours of a certain group of people.
Souls - In many religious and philosophical traditions, the soul is part of a person, often separate from our bodies, which contain our essence.
Plato - One of the most important Ancient Greek philosophers.
Zeus - The king of the gods, known to the Romans as Jupiter.
Pride - Feeling of satisfaction or honour about your own achievements.