Love and Its Different Types
Love is defined as affection, whether to objects, people or any other matter. Hereby, love is intangible, expressed by humans, to show their great interest in a particular thing, fondness, tenderness or weakness in that respect. Given that it is innate, every human being has the gift of love, born and bred within them. In retrospect, love comes in different types, as the interests vary from one individual to another. Due to this, it becomes necessary to classify the different kinds of love, based on the nature of the interest that is being expressed. As a result, there are three types of love; Eros, Agape and Philia (Christofi, 100).
Eros Love
To begin with, Erotic love may be explained as particular interest to quench sexual satisfaction from another individual. In retrospect, this kind of love is founded on physical attraction, desire, as well as intimacy. Erotic, coming from the word Eros, is derived from the ancient Greek description of sexual desire. Characteristically, it brings out the animal instincts of an individual, associated with anger, joy, jealousy as well as sexual urge to attain it. Eventually, ecstasy is a common trait that leads to the desire for sexual satisfaction, as observed from the many individuals who portray this form of love. However, it is vital that sexual desire is also a key component of our lives. On the other hand, intense concentration on the same brings out perverseness, which has led to many destructive acts from/to lovers who do not provide sexual satisfaction to their partners (De Robertis et al., 76).
Agape Love
Additionally, there is agape love, which is a Greco-Christian name that translates to charity and the highest form of love. Agape love is built around goodwill, the delight to illustrate kindness and good deeds to others, as well as benevolence to the society, whether family, friends or even the whole community. This type of love expects nothing in return, especially not romantic or sexual favors. Individuals display traits of commitment, faithfulness, and free will to act on behalf and with others. Agape love is different from the rest due to its strong character as well as moral nature to do what is right in the eyes of man and superior beings. The Bible goes ahead to compare agape love to the love of God in Luke 10:27; saying that God does not only love, but He is love himself. Individuals with agape love are rich in mercy and nature to care (Peterson 50).
Philia Love
Finally, there is Philia love, which may be described as close friendship. Originally Philia was a Greek word, which represented a close association, going ahead to be among the types of love listed in the Bible. Being the opposite of Phobia, it is a strong feeling of attraction towards other human beings. With this, individuals with Philia love display traits of care, compassion for those in need or not, as well as respect towards other people. This type of love appears severally in the books of Roman 12:10 and 1st Thessalonians 4:9.
In a nutshell, love comes as a gift to each living soul. It is the innate aspect that keeps us together, building bonds and constant development, which goes greater than the hate and will of destruction across the universe. One is obliged to display love to the others, as without it, we cease to be human at all.
Work Cited
Christofi, Alex. Let Us Be True. Profile Books, 2017.
De Robertis, Carolina, et al. Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times. 2017.
New King James Version Bible
Peterson, Tracie. A Love Transformed. 2016.
