What is Love?

This week in family relations the topic was preparing for marriage. One of the chapters in our book we read is titled "Falling in Love." What caught my attention in this chapter was the meaning of love. The word love has four ancient Greek words translated into love. The first is Storge. Storge is the love and affection between parents and their children. In class we defined this love as a commitment, responsibility and connection. The second word for love is Philia. This term refers to the love between friends. It is a brotherly love. I think this is the most common use of the word love. Friends tell say they love each other all the time. But what do we mean by "I love you" when its said to our best friend? It's not meant in the same way we would say it to our significant other. Which is the third word for love, Eros. Eros is physical love. It is romantic and lustful. The last Greek word for love is Agape. This is the love you feel for someone you  may not know. It is charity and compassionate. You see people on the News suffering from a natural disaster and you feel bad for them, this is Agape. You don't know them, but you feel for them and want to help them. So next time you throw out the word "love" think in what way you mean it.