Wednesday, September 29, 2004
It's not often I find an interesting, or fresh, representation on the topic of love. Although, today I read an essay by Robertson Davies titled The Pleasures of Love. A few stellar quotes here to set the tone for the essay.
"The pleasures of love are for those who are hopelessly addicted to another living creature. The reasons for such addiction are so many that I suspect they are never the same in any two cases."
"I am constantly astonished by the people, otherwise intelligent, who think that anything so complex and delicate as marriage can be left to take care of itself. One sees them fussing about all sorts of lesser concerns, apparently unaware that side by side with them - often in the same bed - a human creature is perishing from lack of affection, or emotional malnutrition."
"To keep in constant, sensitive rapport with those we love most, we must open our hearts and our minds. Do this, and the rarest, most delicate pleasures of love will reveal themselves."
And in conclusion:
"Finally it [love] promotes longevity. Nobody quite a club where the conversation is fascinating, revealing, amusing, various and unexpected until the last possible minute. Love my be snubbed to death: talked to death, never!"
This essay left me breathless. Love, communicated like this, may be the greatest therapy for any couple.
For me, an Angelo addict, this essay completely wraps up the essence of being married to Angelo. It may be a bit personal to divulge here, but it is a wee representation of the culture 'we' are. Additionally, there are several movies and tunes out there that amplify my version of love, but this one is the most recent. What represents your culture of 'love'?
"The pleasures of love are for those who are hopelessly addicted to another living creature. The reasons for such addiction are so many that I suspect they are never the same in any two cases."
"I am constantly astonished by the people, otherwise intelligent, who think that anything so complex and delicate as marriage can be left to take care of itself. One sees them fussing about all sorts of lesser concerns, apparently unaware that side by side with them - often in the same bed - a human creature is perishing from lack of affection, or emotional malnutrition."
"To keep in constant, sensitive rapport with those we love most, we must open our hearts and our minds. Do this, and the rarest, most delicate pleasures of love will reveal themselves."
And in conclusion:
"Finally it [love] promotes longevity. Nobody quite a club where the conversation is fascinating, revealing, amusing, various and unexpected until the last possible minute. Love my be snubbed to death: talked to death, never!"
This essay left me breathless. Love, communicated like this, may be the greatest therapy for any couple.
For me, an Angelo addict, this essay completely wraps up the essence of being married to Angelo. It may be a bit personal to divulge here, but it is a wee representation of the culture 'we' are. Additionally, there are several movies and tunes out there that amplify my version of love, but this one is the most recent. What represents your culture of 'love'?
