General goodwill (Agape) possesses the features that distinguish it from desire and longing for passion. It is characterized by friendship, understanding, and a concern for the welfare of others. The Bible advocates this type of love: “Love thy neighbour.” This benevolent love should be shown to our fellow humans without the anticipation of any benefits. Examples of this love are doing charity work, volunteering time and services, such as, working in “soup kitchens” and helping to build/renovate homes for the poor. Also one can become a mentor or a “Big Brother” to a troubled child by giving guidance, helping with school assignments and also taking him/her on trips.

Another love is family devotion (Storge) w

If we were to practice love, especially from the Biblical view (Agape), this world would be at peace and most of the problems facing today’s society would never have been created. Indeed, as Sidgwick states in The Method of Ethics, “Love is not merely a desire to do good to the object beloved, although it always involves such a desire. It is a primarily a pleasurable emotion, which seems to depend upon a certain sense of benevolent impulse, a desire for society of the beloved: and this element may predominate over the former, and even conflict with it, so that the true interests of the beloved may be sacrificed” (244-245). An individual may hope that the amount of energy, trust and sacrifice that are put forth in the name of love will also be reciprocate for them.

hich is a much stronger love than agape; it is an unconditional love for one’s family. We tend to forgive, always patient, kind, and protective of close family members. An example of this, is a mother’s love for her child. She may tend to be jealous if an aunt or a nurse wins too much the child’s affection. But, if her love for the child is genuine, she is grateful for the kindness shown to the child, and the jealousy is inwardly controlled. Or she may be eager to shield him/

Some topics in this essay:
, Fatal Attraction, Method Ethics, pain anxiety, spend deal, type love, romantic love, love child,