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Pleasure is
primarily associated with the physical. It is solely in the realm of the
mundane plane. Though HETEROSEXUALS do, HOMOSEXUALS do not interpret pleasure
as love itself, only as a limited aspect of it.
The emotional
letting associated with pleasure is extremely ephemeral and can be reduced to a
quantitative accumulation, in that its "lasting" achievement is
marked by a necessary repetition of physical acts which are a measure of its
efficacy and longevity. Hedonism is it in its most refined quality.
Happiness, on
the other hand, is mainly felt in the psycho-spiritual realm. It is, if you
will, an otherworldly state of being and, often, can exist in an individual
over a greatly extended period of time, if not a lifetime. It is a qualitative
phenomenon that, once becoming one with it, is not subject to the vagaries of
time or ephemeral physical sensations.
These experiences, correctly
given and received, only serve to enhance its presence and increase the level
of one's awareness of self and reciprocal obligation to others. Selfless love
and godlikeness are its finest manifestations.
I don't think heterosexuals are any more prone than homosexuals into confusing great sex for love. While I feel we are abut more honest about sex for sex, I don't think we ate all that different. After all, sex is, and always will be a major motivation of all human beings.
ReplyDeleteThink you hit the nail on the head with the honesty thing about sex for homosexuals.
DeleteAs usual, you got it on point, my blogger brother! So true! We can have both happiness and pleasure separately; however, when the two are comined with respect, that equals love! Once again, a great post! :)
ReplyDeleteWe should all strive the balance which gives us love.
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