My mum shared with me an article which she read recently. Apparently, the writer of the article must be some computer geek. Anyway, the article states that in love and relationships, there is a hardware and a software.
The hardware refers to the character, family background, status of a person. The software refers to the feelings two people have for each other. The analogy is that if the hardware exists, the chances of a relationship sustaining is already 50%, as with the right character and family background, people can find how compatible they are. The software (feelings and emotions) can be slowly nurtured. Afterall, the hardware can function without the software.
This is part of the reason why the past practice of match-making and arranged marriages in certain cultures could work. People find their matches through family background and status, and normally those with similar backgrounds and status were more able to match up with each other in terms of upbringing, values and mentality.
However, in modern times, people have free love and all, yet never consider how compatible they really are. Nowadays people concentrate on the software too much, without taking into account how suitable the hardware is. Software cannot function on its own without the hardware.
So the summary is that there must be both hardware and software for the relationship to truly survive. Likewise, for a couple, it is not how they are in a relationship, because a relationship is not just on two persons. It also involves the family members, the background and upbringing, the values. Love alone is really not enough.
The hardware refers to the character, family background, status of a person. The software refers to the feelings two people have for each other. The analogy is that if the hardware exists, the chances of a relationship sustaining is already 50%, as with the right character and family background, people can find how compatible they are. The software (feelings and emotions) can be slowly nurtured. Afterall, the hardware can function without the software.
This is part of the reason why the past practice of match-making and arranged marriages in certain cultures could work. People find their matches through family background and status, and normally those with similar backgrounds and status were more able to match up with each other in terms of upbringing, values and mentality.
However, in modern times, people have free love and all, yet never consider how compatible they really are. Nowadays people concentrate on the software too much, without taking into account how suitable the hardware is. Software cannot function on its own without the hardware.
So the summary is that there must be both hardware and software for the relationship to truly survive. Likewise, for a couple, it is not how they are in a relationship, because a relationship is not just on two persons. It also involves the family members, the background and upbringing, the values. Love alone is really not enough.
2 comments:
There's a glaring omission in the analogy though. The Hardware cannot run without an Operating System.
Plus, while it may be true that a Hardware can operate without a Software, it will not be able to do anything except waste electricity.
Which is why with hardware, the success rate is only 50% without the software.
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