Agapó • (a-gha-pō) • verb Definition: To love unconditionally Origin: Greek (spelling: αγαπώ) For as long as I can remember, I have always been frustrated at how American society oversimplifies the meaning of love. Love is always depicted as this grand, emotive, and romanticized feeling when there are so many different types of love that exist. Love is both a noun and a verb, but the English present tense spelling of it is still “love,” which makes it harder to conceptualize the distinction between love as an action or love as a feeling. By having only one word for something so complex and nuanced, it can limit our capacity to extend love in various other ways.
A Word to Love Unconditionally
A Word to Love Unconditionally
A Word to Love Unconditionally
Agapó • (a-gha-pō) • verb Definition: To love unconditionally Origin: Greek (spelling: αγαπώ) For as long as I can remember, I have always been frustrated at how American society oversimplifies the meaning of love. Love is always depicted as this grand, emotive, and romanticized feeling when there are so many different types of love that exist. Love is both a noun and a verb, but the English present tense spelling of it is still “love,” which makes it harder to conceptualize the distinction between love as an action or love as a feeling. By having only one word for something so complex and nuanced, it can limit our capacity to extend love in various other ways.