Mar 14, 2008 23:01
Love, what an entirely vague term. I have tried my whole premature adult life to figure it out but have not drawn any major ground breaking conclusions.
I consider it vague because there are so many different aspects to love. I have been drawn to the hellenistic Triumvirate of love; Agape, Philia, and Eros. The Greeks have the three different meanings of love because they believed in the many different feelings you could have. Love is such a vague term because it can be used to describe what you feel for your brother and what you feel for your girlfriend in the heat of passion.
When I explained the thoughts of Greek love to my friend she then knew what I was talking about and asked what about the love you have for a stranger the love for the sake of not hating. That community building love that love that is preached every where by the dalai lama and in christian teachings.
My girlfriend is a true master of words being a writer and english teacher she has to be.
She does not understand what I mean when I say this.
I believe that many words are vague because quite honestly something is lost in translation. This may be due in part to me being a person who conveys feelings through touch and action. It may also be that I was never really that loquatious. I could however argue that the use of the word loquatious brings some skepticism to the latter statement.
I can say I love you passionately but I think it is better conveyed through what I do. If I kiss your nose it means I love you, if I kiss your forehead it also means I love you if I gently touch the side of your face it means I love. If I give my little brother a hug it means I love him. When I cried when my grand mother died it meant that I loved her very much.
When I nod some one it means I love them just for the sake that I don't hate them. Love is everywhere that is why I believe it is so vague.
~Name Here.