Let me a quote a paragraph in the short story written by Chekhov, "About Love":
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"How love is born," said Alehin, "why Pelagea does not love somebody more like herself in her spiritual and external qualities, and why she fell in love with Nikanor, that ugly snout-we all call him 'The Snout' - how far questions of personal happiness are of consequence in love - all that is unknown; one can take what view ones likes of it. So far only one incontestable truth has been uttered about love: 'This is a great mystery.' Everything else that has been written or said about love is not a conclusion, but only a statement of questions which have remained unanswered. The explanation which would seem to fit one case does not apply in a dozen others, and the very best thing, to my mind, would be to explain every case individually without attempting to generalize. We ought, as the doctors say, to individualize each case."
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True, we cannot generalise a certain meaning pertaining love, thus the discussion about love in this story goes on and on, and these men try to rationalize things about love... but there is one thing that the story wanted to tell.. Carpe Diem, seize the moment, because of the mundane concerns of the character in this story, concerns on ethics, work, professional life, he missed that opportunity to fulfill his love...
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Seize the day, the moment... as it may be too late.
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They say 'Carpe Diem' is the axiom of the reckless... if it will entail recklessness to enjoy living... why not....
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