What is Love?
Love is one word in todays society thatis so over used. We use love to describe things from food to people. English unlike greek does not clearly define what love is about. The greeks had three words for love. One word EROS which focus on the carnal love the physical love. It is the erotic love that is expressed. There is AGAPE which is love for those who are important in out lives. The love we have for sibblings and friends and relatives. The other word for love is PHILIO this love is love for our fellow men and women. For people in general. Which ever love we express it is important that we express true love.
Sadly many people don't understand what love is about. For them the physical contact with people is all that love is about. They feel that emotions have nothing to do with love. That whether or not they can have physical contact is whether or not they can express love. I have heard many say that sex equals love. I disagree in that love leads to sexual expression. And yes there are some who use sex for recreation and that is not love.
Many of these people feel that sex will lead to love rather than love leading to sex. When it comes to loving others who are not their sexual partner many fall short in this area. They are afraid to tell someone they love them because they may get it wrong. If a man was to tell another man he loved him they are afraid to be called gay. However, for a woman tell a woman she loves her that is not necessaryly the case. How often do people tell their relatives that they love them. Some would say that their relatives will think they are up to something. How do you use love in your life?
Sadly many people don't understand what love is about. For them the physical contact with people is all that love is about. They feel that emotions have nothing to do with love. That whether or not they can have physical contact is whether or not they can express love. I have heard many say that sex equals love. I disagree in that love leads to sexual expression. And yes there are some who use sex for recreation and that is not love.
Many of these people feel that sex will lead to love rather than love leading to sex. When it comes to loving others who are not their sexual partner many fall short in this area. They are afraid to tell someone they love them because they may get it wrong. If a man was to tell another man he loved him they are afraid to be called gay. However, for a woman tell a woman she loves her that is not necessaryly the case. How often do people tell their relatives that they love them. Some would say that their relatives will think they are up to something. How do you use love in your life?
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