The Origin of Love
My Dearest Ivory, In the ancient dialogues of Plato, Aristophanes tells a story about the origin of love in The Symposium. It’s a tale that captures the essence of our deepest yearnings and the power of connection. Let me retell this story for you, blending the timeless myth with the modern world we live in today. Long ago, humans were quite different from how we are now. According to Aristophanes, each person was a complete being with two faces, four arms, and four legs. They were powerful and content, so much so that they even dared to challenge the gods. Fearing their strength, Zeus decided to split these beings in half, creating what we now know as humans. This act left each person with a deep, inherent longing for their other half, their true soulmate. Since then, we have wandered the world, driven by an insatiable desire to find that missing piece, the part of us that makes us whole again. In ancient times, this journey was filled with uncertainty and chance. People would search ...