Carelessness... (I hope thats a real word!)

The thing that I believe is most disturbing in Huxley's Brave New World is everyone's nonchalant attitude towards sex and they're disgust for love. "...everyone belongs to everyone else." (Huxley 43) What is one of the biggest things that Society in general searches for in their lives? Love. It is shown through the movies, the radio, literature, and even family stories. The ability to love is, in my eyes, humanities greatest achievement. It surpasses any technological breakthrough or great display of power. It is more than just a feeling, it is the connection to another person that gives you reason for anything, to get out of bed in the morning, go to work, or even eat and breathe. It is the very essence of your soul being passed to a willing receiver who will make it his/her job to take care of it every second they are living. So what is so disturbing with Brave New World? The people in Huxley's book believe love to be ridiculous and stupid, a unnecessary attachment to someone who will just get in your way of being "truly happy". This and the fact that they would have sex with anyone they please whenever they feel like it and if the other didn't feel like it they would report him/her for not obeying the laws that are instilled in them as a child. " 'I love you more than anything in the world,' he said. 'Then why on earth didn't you say so?'... 'Put your arms round me,' she commanded. ' Hug me till you drug me, honey.' " (Huxley 192-193) I believe that this here should be called attempted rape. Lenina took advantage of John's hopeless devotion and love to her and tried to use it to satisfy her lust for him. It is a horrible thing to think of, a life without emotions and love and happiness. But this is the world that Huxley has created for us. I believe, however, that Huxley created this world for good reason, and that reason is to show the real world what we will become if we don't change the path we're currently sprinting down as fast as we can. He's warning us before his Brave New World becomes our nightmare.

Sex all the time? I think not...

Does sex with many partners really provide world stability? Or does it just drain us of our drive to find the perfect significant other so that love does not influence our decisions? It is true, people in love definitely do things they wouldn't do if they were in their "right" mind. I'm not saying that being in love is wrong, but I am saying that it is undeniable that love does influence many of our major decisions in good or bad ways. Could this be a reason to delete love from our existence completely? No. Love keeps us pure. It is there for us when nothing else is. Love takes many shapes and forms. Whether it is a rose, a dog, and friend, a brother, or even God. Love is omnipotent, it is inevitable, and to try to take it away is a greater sin than anything else. "Love is like oxygen; Love is a many splendid thing; Love lifts us up where we belong; All we need is Love!" (Luhrmann) Should sex be a pastime and just something to do to do it? No. Sex is not just something that two people do to feel good. It is the time in which both people are most innocent, passionate, vulnerable, and in love. Together, they should both feel just a pure bliss.