CHAPTER 430: CHAPTER 307: LOVE AND PHILOSOPHY_3

An interesting formula, Uesugi Sakura thought she could learn a higher level of philosophy from this simple formula.

But obviously, this spiritual thinking had been deeply researched, and learning it wouldn’t be achieved overnight.

Borrowing this book from the library, Uesugi Sakura took it to class.

The class was basic university mathematics, which he found uninteresting, so he embraced philosophical research.

What is the meaning of the formula I=I≠I? Is it just nonsense?

"Uesugi, did you take Professor Nagai’s course?"

Todaka Keichiro saw the word "Hegel" on the cover of his book and knew he was a renowned 19th-century German philosopher.

"No."

"Then why are you studying philosophy?"

"When I’m full and idle, I start thinking about interesting questions."

"Isn’t all literature just something thought of when people are idle?"

Uesugi Sakura picked up the book and pointed to a famous Hegel quote inside:

[Whatever is real is rational, and whatever is rational is real.]

Todaka Keichiro smiled: "I’ve read some Hegel; this rational isn’t what we usually understand as rational."

Uesugi Sakura: "It depends on how you understand this ’rational’; like how a thousand people have a thousand interpretations of Hamlet, the answers multiply when approached from different angles. Literature might start as tedious narrative and imagination, but eventually, it gains significant meaning."

He put the book down again, rubbing the book’s hard corners.

"Actually, I’ve been thinking about from what perspective we can ’love’ better."

He fell silent for a few seconds.

"Todaka, how far have you and your girlfriend gotten?"

"Me? We’ve just started dating not long ago. When I see her reading beside me, I even get a little nervous just watching her turn the pages."

"Do you think this feeling will fade?"

"Probably, the reason freshness is freshness is because it’s fresh."

"Seems like an epiphany, but it’s just nonsense, isn’t it?" Uesugi Sakura said with a smile.

"No way, this phrase serves as a reminder and emphasis for me, and since it reminds and emphasizes meaning, it’s not just nonsense."

"Went off-topic, let’s get back," Uesugi Sakura said, "What angle do you think we can ’love’ better from?"

"Love is a profound emotion. You say to love better; it should mean thinking about your lover. If you want to love someone, you need to let the loved one feel the love. How do you do that?"

Uesugi Sakura thought for a moment, "Try your best to love?"

"You’re falling into a thought error, Uesugi," Todaka Keichiro said, "Your trying your best to love can indeed be felt, but it’s not the maximum you speak of. What’s the maximum? What’s important isn’t your effort, but the other person’s experience."

Uesugi Sakura’s hand, which kept rubbing the book’s corner, suddenly stopped, and he turned to look at him:

"Are you saying that loving from the other person’s perspective is the right angle to love?"

"Yes, isn’t that a simple principle? Recently I learned a Chinese phrase, ’doing harm while meaning well,’ you mean well, but it could be harmful to others. If you act with good intentions according to the other person’s thoughts, then you can let others feel your good intentions to the fullest. Love should be similar."

"Of course, I’m just speaking casually as an observer."

"No, you’re right," Uesugi Sakura said, "Thank you."

Todaka Keichiro looked at his face for a couple of seconds, noticing his emotions were somewhat strange: "You and Hanamaru-san, are you having relationship problems? Weren’t you still affectionate yesterday...?"

"No, we have no problem, but I feel I have a problem."

"..."

Todaka Keichiro was silent for a few seconds, wondering why today’s conversation had such a philosophical flavor?