The Four Loves
by C. S. Lewis
We often hear that love is patient and kind, not jealous or arrogant. We hear that human love is a reflection of divine love. We hear that God is love. But how do we understand their work, their dangers and rewards in our lives? Here, the unique C. S. Lewis treats human love in four forms: attachment, the most basic, general, and emotional; friendship is the rarest, least jealous and freely chosen, perhaps the deepest; Eros is passionate love, which can challenge happiness and pose a real danger; compassion, the most, the most spiritual, and the least selfish. True love is a risk, but giving up on it — denying love — is a damn choice. Love is a need and a gift; love brings joy and laughter. We must strive to wake up and therefore find a grateful love in which "anything is possible."
