“There is
growing evidence that agape is in a dangerous decline in many
countries. Empathy levels in the U.S. have declined sharply over the past 40 years, with the
steepest fall occurring in the past decade. We urgently need to revive our
capacity to care about strangers.”
“We
expend too much energy on ‘falling in love’ and need to learn more how to
‘stand in love.’” – Erich Fromm,
psychoanalyst.
“Don't just seek EROS,
but cultivate PHILIA by spending more time with old
friends, or develop LUDUS by dancing the night away. Moreover, we should abandon our
obsession with perfection. Don't expect your partner to offer you all the
varieties of love, all of the time (with the danger that you may toss aside a
partner who fails to live up to your desires.) Recognize that a relationship
may begin with plenty of eros and ludus, then evolve toward embodying
more PRAGMA or AGAPE.”
– Pretty darn smart those ancient Greeks!
“By mapping out the extent to which all
six loves are present in your life, you might discover you've got a lot more
love than you had ever imagined — even if you feel an absence of a physical lover.”
Of
course, none of the above different types of love would be possible without PHILAUTIA, which should not be confused
with arrogance or narcissism: “If
you like yourself and feel secure in yourself, you will have plenty of love to
give others.”; "All friendly feelings for others are an extension of a man's feelings
for himself." – Aristotle
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This article hit home, and I will need to refer to it periodically.
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