Being in love is something that every human being should feel at least once in a lifetime. It cannot be taught, or explained, or sometimes even understood. If you asked a thousand different people what love is, you would get a thousand different answers. When examining Plato’s “Symposium,” each of the seven different speakers are expected to give an account or explanation of love to praise the Greek god of Love in a symposium at Agathon’s house. One speaker in particular explains his account of love in abstract way of both physical and emotional connection between soul mates.
Aristophanes, considered a comedian at that time, gives an account of love unlike anyone else at the symposium. Aristophanes’ account of love starts off bleak as he begins his speech by saying, “ For it seems to me that mankind have wholly failed to perceive the power of Love; if they had, they would have built to him their greatest sanctuaries and alters, and they would have made their greatest sacrifices to him” (Plato X). This bleak perception of…show more content… Augustine believes that love, especially for God, should never be satisfied. The love for God will only grow fonder the longer someone goes without intimacy. The passion for God’s divine being is given a physical comparison when St. Augustine reveals, “O Love ever burning, never quenched!... set me on fire with your love” (St. Augustine 29)! This really solidifies St. Augustine’s expression of faith earlier in his work. While the love and strife from a human to another human can eventually be realized, the love from human to God can never be surrender. And because God’s love can never be fully accepted, human beings do not need any other sort of love. This is the reason why St. Augustine values God’s love so much. This endless form of consuming power lasts until the end of a person’s life. This form of endless affection and happiness is one that was invaluable to St. Augustine and many others who were in love with God’s
