Thank you for your feedback, Suren! :) that was just my opinion. and.. I think we 'must' have reasons/a purpose on doing anything. It will not make you become like a robot, but this purpose will be a guidance, until you reach the finish line. So, you will not tossed around. Surely love is important. Now, see. For example you are now loving Japanese language, you studying it a lot, maybe there are many other things that more important to be learned but you are struggling on learning Japanese that might not giving you benefits except satisfaction. Then, in the middle way of learning, you don't love this language as much as before. You are now not too excited learning it. So, you decide to stop learning~ What will you get?

Completely disagree. Basically, you are saying that in order to study a language we have to have a “necessity”. And not only a small necessity (like wanting to be complemented), but a big one - like living in a foreign country for a long time. Well, this kind of thinking can be expressed as “what I get in return?”. For me, someone who always has a clear notion of what “he gets in return” is a bit scary. Generally, I don't think that learning a language should have a reason, or a special purpose. Why everything has to have a purpose? I would feel like a robot if I had to have a reason for everything. Basically, I learn the language because I love it. And this is the biggest reason to ever do anything. Anything else - is calculation and necessity, which are also fine. I didn’t love English, I hated studying it, but I had to study it, because in today’s world you can’t go anywhere without speaking English. I clearly understood that “I need English” and forced myself to study it. On the other hand, I loved Japanese and studying Japanese was fun and easy. I enjoyed every minute of studying Japanese. So, we may have many reasons for studying a language. But I think that doing something out of love, rather than necessity is always better. When you love someone - do you have specific reasons why you love him or her? Also, please don’t forget that we will be greatly rewarded for learning a foreign language. And that reward may not something visible or touchable, like getting a compliment or living in other country. For example, by learning Japanese I may be able to read Akutagawa or Murakami in his own language. For me, that is a huge reward.