The Reflection Of A Speech On The Concept Of Love

Love in a way can be described as something that has to be felt from the deep roots of our soul. It is something that we all need and desire whether it is sexual,common or consensual. You see, everybody shows their love and affection different from each other, nobody is the same. However the question that keeps getting brought up is, what exactly is this thing we call love? At the start of the symposium each of the philosophers and poets start to explain what the concept of love is to each one of them. As we get into their speeches, we are able to see that they each have different beliefs and views on the concept of love. The way in which they portray their speeches seem to be the way they love or at least try to see love in this world. They …show more content…
Described as heavenly and common love pausanias informs us that people who only have what you call “common love” are attracted to women as much as boys, and to bodies rather than minds. They only care to get what they want and not about what the other person cares about. In all honesty i would described this person as someone who can’t be monogamous. They would rather jump from person to person and have one night stands than staying faithful. One thing that caught my attention was when he specifically discussed heavenly love, which is more of a relationship between a man and a boy. The boy is willing to get on his knees and beg at doorsteps of his lover 's house to be fully and wholefully loved by his boyfriend no matter the circumstance. He wants to be treated like a slave and do whatever it takes to be loved. In a way this put the lover in a position where he would be able to easily manipulate his boyfriend into doing whatever he wants him to do. This kind of practice looks and seems shameful but it is a part of life and they way we treat love. As lovers in today 's times we all need and search for love anyway and anyhow, thus doing the craziest