On Christmas Eve, talk to the ancient Greek philosophers about love

Christmas Eve should be dressed in colorful clothes and have a candlelit dinner in the dark. People without a partner are often more eager to fall in love at this time, and can't wait to tie the other partner with a ribbon as a ready-made Christmas gift. Some people may be shy and unimaginable, but do not know that they have been laughed at by the ancient Greeks. They will say that love is so natural, don't hesitate any more, you have to fight for the happy times yourself.

The worst thing in life is to let yourself fall out of love, and even your friends can't sympathize with you.

If you really can't let go of the past and dare not imagine the future, then at least let go of the present. The new year is approaching, stop thinking about taking responsibility. Read Plato's "Symposium" and read the earliest thinking about "love" in the history of Western philosophy.

Confused people, the more they think about it, the more confused they become.

They'll also pat you and say that love shouldn't be so confusing, it should be executed, and this is a particularly good time to talk about platonic love. There is only one road to happiness for all mankind, which is to realize their love, find a lover who just fits with them, and restore them to their true colors. Although this is farther and farther from Plato's original intention, the courage to love is exactly the same.

Let go of the burden to know and love each other, blow out the candles and then dry the fire like them.

How did Greek thinkers view love? Like philosophers who disagree with each other and are always fond of rowdy arguments, there is no unified answer in the book, but no matter how everyone imagines what love looks like, thinkers agree that the gods that love represents must be the bravest.

Because only love and war will choose unscrupulous means.

But please be careful not to turn into a world war. Because love also represents the god of temperance, and the power of love controls all other emotions. In order to suppress this powerful desire, the god of love must restrain the most instinctive impulses, so that people can keep their senses and not go deeper and deeper. So why do humans need love so much, yet lack it?

Because love is not just about finding your other half, but your other half of yourself.

Legend has it that the earliest humans had two heads, four hands and four legs, but such humans were too powerful. Zeus, fearful of being overthrown by powerful humans (as he did to his father), had no choice but to split people in two. So people lack love, people are no longer whole, this is the original sin that comes from being powerful.

You must find your other half of yourself in the vast sea of people in order to atone for your sins.

Then how to love? Find someone who can respond to your warmth, not someone who makes you warm. Only the person who understands your warmth can let you settle your inner desires, and don't let yourself be unfamiliar in the relationship, lose yourself and lose your strength.

Love is the process of finding beauty, don't let the elves live in the wrong forest.

Living in the wrong forest is like returning to the wrong home. The harder you try to find a sense of belonging in an unfamiliar place, the more out of place you appear. People are often blinded by the shadows of the forest, just want to explore the darkness, indulge in the individual fantasy of beauty, and lose the true ability to discover beauty.

It's like walking into a hail of bullets, only to turn into a river of blood.

The true form of love should be to love life with those who like you; to see the world clearly with those who don't like you. Love is also a great mentor. In the world of true love, one can learn to think about the human heart and reflect on oneself, and then love everything.

It shouldn't be scars that precipitate over time, it should be an exclusive growth medal.

So just like the philosophers of ancient Greece, be brave to pursue love and work hard to live. Unrestrained and free, sad and happy, immersed in the five flavors of love, and experience an unimaginable experience. If the desire for love is too arrogant, then restrain it and shock each other with love.

What cannot be rejected is the beginning, what cannot be resisted is the end, and what cannot be thought about is the process.

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