Eros and Love

Listening to Paulo tell the story of how he and Adriana met and ended up getting married has really showed me that God is involved in all parts of our life. I credit Paulo for being able to deal with the temptation of the girl in his class and he was rewarded by a phone call the next day from Adriana. I thought that all parts of this story were just beautiful. This story has put love into perspective for me, I sit in class everyday and I see what true love is with these two beautiful, wonderful people at the front of the classroom and each and everyday they show me what true love is and the rewards of being faithful and loyal. I will admit that in the past I was not what you would call the ideal boyfriend but then I met Amanda, talk about someone grabbing your ear and straightening you out. Sorry if I am getting away from Eros but rather I am just talking about love in general.

Love is such a strong feeling that I hope each person gets a chance to experience because it is a beautiful thing. I do want to point out that I liked Lewis' differentiation between being in love and falling in love, he couldn't have stated it in any better fashion. And I credit whoever gave the example of swimming in ponds (I can't remember if it was Lewis or one of the Ribeiros). Falling in love is an experience that some people take for granted and bounce around and "swim in new ponds" with new women/men periodically. I think that falling should lead to being in love, taking people for granted just isn't fair to the other party and it is not fair to yourself.