Nature goes her way, and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Seize the Day
Nothing is worth more than this day. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Chastity – Dante, Goethe and Eros
In his Symposium, Plato terms the theory of the beautiful the “mysteries of Eros”. He defines love as the divine yearning immanent in all humanity, for a great, all-embracing force which can inspire and fill the heart with enthusiasm. This force is beauty revealing itself in the body “as the glowing trace of heaven”. It is the only force capable of giving the soul that mysterious clarity of vision which can lead to true beatitude. And the flame of love in its primal fire is at its highest when the most intimate bodily and spiritual union with the beloved is achieved. It must be understood that Plato stresses the importance of spiritual union – in which he sees the sacred duty of Eros to humanity. If, today, many men consider women solely as a means of enjoyment, they have a completely false conception of the true happiness Eros can provide.