Help
Sign In
QaR
June 2009 
How do you quantify the immeasurable?
Posted on May 19th, 2009
by 
CentriRitanni
CentriRitanni
This is a unique problem, with a variety of solutions. There's a song that tells us the way to measure a year is in love, yet no way to measure love is ever given, thus we must embark upon a quest to find not only how to measure time, but also love.
The first measurement system for the immeasurable is through the fairly simple method of vague guesstimation. For example, a child may run up with his arms spread wide and say, "I love you this much!" A friend or family member might say, "Love you lots!" We hear comparisons to try and establish the great amounts of feeling, like "I miss you more than the sun misses the flower in the winter," or, "I love you more than time itself." What we must realize is that measurments are unnecessary.
How can one quantify love? It is impossible, and even if you could, why would you? To line up the people you love in order of most to least? What we must come to terms with is that measurements are not natural of the heart, they are a trick of the mind, and unnecessary in feeling. Love someone. Show compassion. Have genuine gratitude. These are all important things, and counting amounts is just a frivolous waste of time.
The best way to quantify the immeasurable is simple, though; measure by what's missing. The idea behind this is not to feel empty, it's quite the opposite; the objective at hand is to realize a short coming and correct it. "I love you, but is it with all of my heart?" If the answer is no, find out why. "Have I been compassionate enough to others?" If the answer is anything but "absolutely, there's no way I haven't," then change yourself until the answer is unquestionable. "Did I tell them how much they mean to me?" Do it again. "Am I thankful enough?" Show your gratitude by living, return kindness always, favors whenever possible, and hatefulness never. Quantify the uncountable by filling your heart to its fullest, and knowing that there is no emptiness which needs to be measured.
May the fullest of your past be the most empty of the future,
Centri
The first measurement system for the immeasurable is through the fairly simple method of vague guesstimation. For example, a child may run up with his arms spread wide and say, "I love you this much!" A friend or family member might say, "Love you lots!" We hear comparisons to try and establish the great amounts of feeling, like "I miss you more than the sun misses the flower in the winter," or, "I love you more than time itself." What we must realize is that measurments are unnecessary.
How can one quantify love? It is impossible, and even if you could, why would you? To line up the people you love in order of most to least? What we must come to terms with is that measurements are not natural of the heart, they are a trick of the mind, and unnecessary in feeling. Love someone. Show compassion. Have genuine gratitude. These are all important things, and counting amounts is just a frivolous waste of time.
The best way to quantify the immeasurable is simple, though; measure by what's missing. The idea behind this is not to feel empty, it's quite the opposite; the objective at hand is to realize a short coming and correct it. "I love you, but is it with all of my heart?" If the answer is no, find out why. "Have I been compassionate enough to others?" If the answer is anything but "absolutely, there's no way I haven't," then change yourself until the answer is unquestionable. "Did I tell them how much they mean to me?" Do it again. "Am I thankful enough?" Show your gratitude by living, return kindness always, favors whenever possible, and hatefulness never. Quantify the uncountable by filling your heart to its fullest, and knowing that there is no emptiness which needs to be measured.
May the fullest of your past be the most empty of the future,
Centri
Access: Public
You have not defined what you mean by the term 'love'. However, one way to quantify the immeasurable is by observing the effectiveness or the influence that the immeasurable thing is having. But that brings us back to the beginning.
Something immeasurable does not have existence as commonly defined. Yet this does not deter the non-existent thing's influence, which is interesting in itself. Many things - ideas, concepts - describe things that do not or perhaps cannot be proven to exist…and yet there is an influence from them that can indeed be measured and/or quantified.
Material Reality can most often be quantified. That which makes it come to life defies measurement. Go figure. NPI : )