Eros is a wonderful thing. It is a beautiful emotion and bond based on friendship attraction and so much more. Eros is love. The love between a man and a woman. Almost unexplainable in it's effects. We find Eros everywhere. People all over the world are craving it. falling in love is the easy part though, sticking it through can be much harder than we can ever imagine. Eros also is not based off a sexual attraction. We are enamored with this wonderful, intelligent, sensitive person we find.
I think it is very hard to find relationships that we're not found off at least somewhat of a sexual attraction at first. This is where i think Lewis is wrong. People are always looking, and looking first notices somebodies outer appearance. I don't think that there is anything wrong with this. For centuries we have been dressing up, even in absurd ways, just to impress the opposite sex.
We need to look past that though and find the wonderful person underneath. We need to find out what they love, what annoys them, family history. People in love share a deep connection and the more you know about that person the deeper that connection is. So of course it is okay to be looking for someone attractive as long as you are willing to share yourself with that person and connect beyond the physical body.
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This was a very good blog. Physical attraction before physical attraction is basically unavoidable, its just hormones and we can't really help it. Falling in love is the easy part and I agree that staying in love is the hard part. Love is a commitment and it needs to be nurtured. It is also a learning process, as time goes on you learn more about your significant other and I think that that is what love is all about, finding the one you're meant to be with and never leaving their side.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with your blog. Eros love is not a naturally permanent thing, so it needs to be maintained. Married couples need to understand that this kind of love will not always come naturally. Lots of people get divorced because they expect their relationship to be perfect.
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