Love is a difficult modern poem.

René Maria Rilke (1875— 1926) is an Austrian poet. University studies philosophy, art and literature history. Although Rilke's poems are full of loneliness, pain, pessimism and nihilism, they have high artistic attainments. This article is taken from his collection of letters, Ten Letters to a Young Poet.

Love, very good. But love is difficult, because we love others: this may be the most difficult and important task entrusted to us by God, the final test and test, and the noblest work, and all other work is just to prepare for it. So those young people who just started can't love yet, they must learn. We should study love with their whole life, with all their strength, and with their hearts that gather loneliness, pain and honor. In the long and dedicated learning process, love will always be engraved in my heart-waiting for the loved one alone in deep loneliness. The essence of love is not devotion, dedication, nor the combination of two people (what kind of combination will it be? It is a combination of confusion, irresponsibility and rashness. It is a noble motivation for individuals to mature, to achieve their own perfection, to complete a world, and to complete a world of their own for another person. This is an arduous and uncompromising goal, calling to the distance with firm faith. Young people should regard love as the meaning of their studies and work, and use the love given to them ("exploring and tempering day and night"). As for devotion, dedication and combination, they can't do it (they still need long-term restraint and accumulation). This is the ultimate destination, which may be difficult for us to achieve now.