Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Eros

Eros is interesting. Lewis describes it as the romanticism of lovers. With it some the pleasure of sex, but sex is not the root of it. Eros is the love of being with one another, the desire for your loved one and not the pleasures they can give you. Lewis uses the example of Cigarette's. When you're done with the cigarettes (pleasure) you toss the package they came in (lover). With Eros this shouldn't be the case. Eros makes love and sex mean something. You not only want the pleasure but you want more than that. I think that sex, when used in an Eros context, will be much more meaningful. Personally, I can't wait to get into a relationship where this is the case.

3 comments:

  1. Dear Jared,

    I hope and pray you soon will find a 'relationship like that' very soon! However, it is better to watch and go slowly than to 'miss the signs' that let you know who would be a worthy candidate for such love!

    Meanwhile, you may want to read the whole book and see how the other loves work their 'feelings' out. I do believe that when you first learn to "love God" and love as God loves us (agape) and learn to love our family (Storge) and make friends (Philea) you will be more able to be a good 'lover' in the Godly manner!

    God Bless,
    Adriana & Paulo

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  2. Dear Tyler,

    I am so sorry, I noticed that I have the wrong blog answer for you! I normally write in Word and then I copy the comments to the blog (spell-check). I have noticed a few times that I do not copy (I get the wrong 'paste')...

    Here is you posting again

    Dear Jared,
    I hope and pray you soon will find a 'relationship like that' very soon! However, it is better to watch and go slowly than to 'miss the signs' that let you know who would be a worthy candidate for such love!

    Meanwhile, you may want to read the whole book and see how the other loves work their 'feelings' out. I do believe that when you first learn to "love God" and love as God loves us (agape) and learn to love our family (Storge) and make friends (Philea) you will be more able to be a good 'lover' in the Godly manner!
    God Bless,
    Adriana & Paulo

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  3. Boy! again! anyway, it is the right comment!
    sorry
    adriana

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