An explanation for love… not that it needs one

I was reading a Japanese Zen Koan earlier today and it went something like this:

If a tree falls, and nobody is around, does it still make a noise?

I thought it would be interesting to relate it to love, since so many people don’t believe in it.

Two things need to be known here:

1. When a man is around, the noise can be heard by him.
2. When nobody is around, to know whether it makes a sound or not is impossible.

Common Sense however would indicate that whether a man is there or not, the tree makes a sound. A man needs to be around to experience that sound. When nobody is there, the sound doesnt serve a purpose (in context to human hearing and conception of this particular Koan)

Don’t try to rationalize it, Koans are not meant to be rationalized. They exists simply as reminders that not everything NEEDS to be rationalized. Same with the Koan above.

It’s the same with love. It exists. One needs to just simple be there to understand and feel and reciprocate it. If one is not simply “there” to experience it, it serves no purpose (in context to the human being who wants to know whether love exists or not).

I hope this makes at least one person believe that love exists.

Peace & Love
Tarun