The Symposium
When I love someone, do I yearn beyond their physical beauty for the maturation of their soul?
📝ONGO's Reflection
A record of ancient Greeks discussing Eros, the god of love, over wine—could there be a more delightful book of philosophy? When I first encountered it, I was deeply struck by the ascending stages of love that Socrates describes. The way it traces how a love that begins in the beauty of the body is sublimated into a longing for wisdom and immortality is astonishingly graceful. If you wish to ask what true love is, take a seat gladly at this ancient drinking party.
"Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole."Plato, The Symposium
"사랑이란 본래의 온전함을 갈망하고 추구하는 것에 붙여진 이름이다."
🌱Apply It Today
Bring to mind someone you love or deeply cherish, and write down three specific beauties not of their appearance but of their inner self. Quietly reflect on how that beauty has led your soul and your life toward something better.
