Neruda would argue with someone who disconnects love from the mind and the physical world. Many have argued that the two are independent dichotomies, often citing “love at first sight” as a reason to love without thinking. However, Neruda, in poetry, completely refutes this statement. He states that love without understanding is not love at all but rather an infatuation. Neruda praises knowledge of the body, giving priority to knowledge as the foundation of love; the facts of her lover's body are the proof of her love through which she declares that one cannot love a stranger. Neruda loves lovers who continue to know each other. In many of his poems, he creates a narrator who enjoys the steps that lead to love. Neruda begins the poems with the image of a journey, proclaiming, “I want to go on a long journey” (“The Insect” 2). He then proceeds to travel metaphorically into his lover's body, observing her physical characteristics. His statement is not just for show, as it is not an easy excursion to tour and truly understand the sights. By beginning the poem with these travel images, Neruda justifies the knowledge with how easy bodily relationships become. Once again, the “journey” takes part in love, as he admires and travels, “Descent from [his lover's] legs / I trace a spiral” (“The Insect” 15-16). He “traces” instead of simply falling along a spiral as if he had already been there or wanted to enhance its shape. As Neruda and his lover continue to touch each other, his words are comparable to a frame-up. For example, “[her] breasts roam above [her] breasts” which highlights not only a hint of sensuality but a deeper intimacy (“In You the Earth” 16). Not only do they touch each other but they "wander" as if they were still on that "journey". Neruda emphasizes that first and foremost knowing someone is by far the most important because physical attraction can be achieved