| Love:
The Brotherly |
"I
feel lovingly toward you." |
Whereas the personality
of love is often motivated to act, the brotherly kind of love, is content
to merely be. No actual giving to the beloved, or even interaction
with the beloved is required. "Pure and chaste, from afar."
...Or, even close up. It is internal to the lover, and it is passive.
A sweet, peaceful, contenting state of bliss is experienced. There
is no pain or longing to express itself to the beloved, as with Love: The
Passionate.
And, because it has
no need to be expressed, there is no risk. The heart is not given
away, so it does not feel vulnerable. The lack of pain and risk preserves
the state of bliss.
There is also no need
to ever receive anything from the beloved. If he or she is not aware
of the lover’s existence, it makes no difference to the lover. He
or she is content to love on, alone.
To the lover, it is
the love he or she feels that is precious, moreso than the beloved.
Therefore, the love is easily transferable to a new beloved. In fact,
one can feel brotherly love toward any number of people, at the same time.
It is not exclusive to one specific individual, as with Love: The Passionate.
As Emily Dickenson
wrote:
"My business is
to love. The mere sense of loving, is joy enough."
In order for the beloved
to benefit from the love, he or she must be there, with the lover, and
seek it out. The beloved must actively take advantage of the situation,
or it will never be received.
Love: The
Brotherly is defined as an internalized loving feeling about someone, which
inspires a feeling of contentment and peace.
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