The Symposium
Do you love the mere outward appearance of a person, or the essence of their soul?
📝ONGO's Reflection
This book—in which the intellectuals of ancient Athens gather to raise their cups and hold forth on Eros, on love—is the most elegant and intellectual conversation I know. The essence of love that Plato conveys through the mouth of Socrates is an endless ascent that goes beyond physical attraction toward truth and beauty themselves. It teaches me that to love someone is not a mere desire to keep them near, but a great journey of leading each other's souls toward a better place. Could there be any tribute to love more beautiful than this?
"Love is the desire for the perpetual possession of the good."Plato, The Symposium
"사랑은 선한 것을 영원히 소유하고자 하는 욕망이다."
🌱Apply It Today
Picture the face of someone you love, and look past their appearance or circumstances to find one beauty of their inner self and soul, then tell them so with all your heart.
