love

fuagofire · Post by **fuagofire** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:37 pm

im with the greaks on the deffo of love

Ancient Greek

Greek distinguishes several different senses in which the word love is used. For example, Ancient Greek has the words philia, eros, agape, storge and xenia. However, with Greek as with many other languages, it has been historically difficult to separate the meanings of these words totally. At the same time the Ancient Greek text of the Bible has examples of the verb agapo being used with the same meaning as phileo.

Agape (ἀγάπη agápē) means love in modern day Greek. The term s'agapo means I love you in Greek. The word agapo is the verb I love. It generally refers to a "pure", ideal type of love rather than the physical attraction suggested by eros. However, there are some examples of agape used to mean the same as eros. It has also been translated as "love of the soul".

Eros (ἔρως érōs) is passionate love, with sensual desire and longing. The Greek word erota means in love. Plato refined his own definition. Although eros is initially felt for a person, with contemplation it becomes an appreciation of the beauty within that person, or even becomes appreciation of beauty itself. Eros helps the soul recall knowledge of beauty, and contributes to an understanding of spiritual truth. Lovers and philosophers are all inspired to seek truth by eros. Some translations list it as "love of the body".

Philia (φιλία philía), a dispassionate virtuous love, was a concept developed by Aristotle. It includes loyalty to friends, family, and community, and requires virtue, equality and familiarity. Philia is motivated by practical reasons; one or both of the parties benefit from the relationship. Can also mean "love of the mind". Storge (στοργή storgē) is natural affection, like that felt by parents for offspring.

Xenia (ξενία xenía), hospitality, was an extremely important practice in Ancient Greece. It was an almost ritualized friendship formed between a host and their guest, who could previously be strangers. The host fed and provided quarters for the guest, who was only expected to repay with gratitude. The importance of this can be seen throughout Greek mythology, in particular Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love#Ancient_Greek
sorry if this has been posted before

i dont think love can be classified as a single emotion. its actually a feeling that is only slightly different from hate.

slim · Post by **slim** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:48 pm

Bellybelle: that's pretty much what i was saying, that even though i am a fairly hardcore cynic, and i believe love to be "nothing more" than a process, it is no less (and in my opinion) more amazing for it being just that.

bellybelle · Post by **bellybelle** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:57 am

Slim wrote:Bellybelle: that's pretty much what i was saying, that even though i am a fairly hardcore cynic, and i believe love to be "nothing more" than a process, it is no less (and in my opinion) more amazing for it being just that.

oh yeah safe! I don't like to think of things as being in a hierarchy so thats where i was coming from. its probably for the same reason I have trouble committing to a lone religion....because its so hard for me to see one way as the definitive way.

fuego: I love the greek classification of Love. To be certain, I think of Love as being an umbrella with varying degrees of other emotions represented and encompassed, at least, thats how I feel it. The beautiful thing, to me, then, becomes finding people with the same similar elements...and in similar concentrations.

djelements · Post by **djelements** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:33 am

Love...
I dunno about love, but having a girlfriend in Connecticrap sucks.

fuagofire · Post by **fuagofire** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:09 pm

bellybelle wrote:
Slim wrote:Bellybelle: that's pretty much what i was saying, that even though i am a fairly hardcore cynic, and i believe love to be "nothing more" than a process, it is no less (and in my opinion) more amazing for it being just that.
oh yeah safe! I don't like to think of things as being in a hierarchy so thats where i was coming from. its probably for the same reason I have trouble committing to a lone religion....because its so hard for me to see one way as the definitive way.

fuego: I love the greek classification of Love. To be certain, I think of Love as being an umbrella with varying degrees of other emotions represented and encompassed, at least, thats how I feel it. The beautiful thing, to me, then, becomes finding people with the same similar elements...and in similar concentrations.

lol i love you very much bellybelle

kamala · Post by **kamala** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:34 am

love is a beautiful thing until it transforms into the heavy pang of loss.

can't have one without the other innit

perkalerk215 · Post by **perkalerk215** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:00 am

tempest · Post by **tempest** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:09 am

kamala · Post by **kamala** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:22 am

stayc · Post by **stayc** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:24 am

Don't cry ninjas. We have eachother ;]

kamala · Post by **kamala** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:11 pm

love is, indeed, an art
as well as a dangerous gamble.
see, to bet the seed of the heart
may very well leave you scrambled.

love is not to be taken in jest.
it’s lighting in a vicious storm
strikes you deep in the pits of your chest,
rendering you singed and torn.

children, don’t play with guns
or love, sex or drugs.
all these things may seem like fun
but they’re just psychological thugs.

love is, indeed, an art
as well as a dangerous gamble.
see, to bet the seed of the heart
may very well leave you scrambled.

perkalerk215 · Post by **perkalerk215** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:47 pm

stayc wrote:Don't cry ninjas. We have eachother ;]

bellybelle · Post by **bellybelle** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:17 pm

is a better, deeper, gentler, more complete disinfectant than the Light.

psyolopher · Post by **psyolopher** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:22 pm

I love when i find new good friends <3
Just found a friend for life in Ireland, she was so wonderful!

nousd · Post by **nousd** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:43 am

^was wonderful?

psyolopher · Post by **psyolopher** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:39 pm

SD5 wrote:^was wonderful?

was and still is!

I just live in Iceland haha!

nousd · Post by **nousd** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:46 am

I luv the feeling
of lying with woman loved
cock just having been welcomed home.

christophera · Post by **christophera** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:19 am

oh man this girl i dated 15 years ago and haven't kept up with since just hit me up and she's married and has a life and kid n stuff now but she found an old diary and she's tellin me how sweet and awesome i was and still appear to be.

in the best mood right now.

nousd · Post by **nousd** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:51 am

Yeah, love that grin man.
You devil you!

nesslei · Post by **nesslei** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:54 am

SD5 wrote:
I luv the feeling
of lying with woman loved
cock just having been welcomed home.

for a second i thought this was a haiku

it's not, but it still sounds very poetic.

love

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