tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226230.post6984217061460342806..comments2023-10-20T05:43:46.254-07:00Comments on All Allan: Aspen, ColoradoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226230.post-41155717591942679642012-02-10T06:42:25.291-07:002012-02-10T06:42:25.291-07:00Ahh Allan:
The Gods are against us... Greece is a...Ahh Allan:<br /><br />The Gods are against us... Greece is again in disarray.... when will this end?<br /><br />Leonidas<br />Southern GreeceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9226230.post-75114393393480434512012-02-09T23:59:56.390-07:002012-02-09T23:59:56.390-07:00Allan,
You are deeply human.
I don't mean t...Allan,<br /><br />You are deeply human. <br /><br />I don't mean that in a derogatory, ironic, or condescending way. <br /><br />The truth is, in our modern world, there are very few humans left. You yearn to love someone other than yourself. <br /><br />"Love" itself is a loaded word. What does it mean to love?<br /><br />For answers (or at least one answer) I direct you to Plato's Symposium. This is the oldest account and philosophy of love preserved in a written record.<br /><br />Love of another, love of people, love of country, love of things. It is all covered. <br /><br />I notice a pattern in your post. A longing for something once had but now lost. <br /><br />This is an age-old dilemma that has been fleshed out since modern civilization. I implore you to read how this internal tension has been processed throughout the centuries. <br /><br />Shakespeare covers it immensely. Hamlet, while not directly dealing with love, teaches us the ways of human nature and consciousness. <br /><br />Let reading be your guide. :)<br /><br />- Jon (subscriber of Allan Trends and a huge fan!)<br /><br />PS. Middlemarch by George Eliot is my favorite book and deals with this exact subject (among many others)!Concerned readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694876470721120985noreply@blogger.com