Analysis Of Plato's Theory Of Bedtime Stories

Every night growing up I would brush my teeth, muffle my pajamas on, pick out my favorite bedtime story, and mosey my way into bed before dozing off to my Mom or Dad’s voice. Gently but precisely handpicking my bedtime story, it was seldom the Bernstein Bears or Dr. Seuss, rather a fairy tale: the ones with the happy endings. Looking back on the bedtime stories I developed an indescribable aw and admiration for, I realize how often the main character fell in love and “lived happily ever after” The idea of finding my own fairy tale became a mere dream for the future, that I would make my mission to one day come true. Plato develops his own theory on finding a happily ever after through his theory of forms, specifically the form of love. This
“The nuclear family is a partnership between a male and female who are both sexually and socially benefitted by the association. The essential and fundamental pillar that differentiates the heterosexual relationship from the nuclear family is love. The empowering emotion of love leads the couple to attain the benefits of reproduction, enjoyment, and protection.” The nuclear family, a recently developed relationship, was greatly overshadowed by the lover boyfriend, homosexual, relationship for some time. While the men in The Symposium promoted the lover boyfriend relationship, they did remain involved in heterosexual relationships. However, these heterosexual relationships did not embody the characteristics of the nuclear family De Waal discusses. The key difference between the heterosexual relationship and the nuclear family is females’ inferiority and trivial role to males. “The men did not view the relationship as intellectually beneficial or challenging enough for the male to associate this relationship with love. The relationship was purely sexually driven.” The heterosexual relationship has revolutionized into the nuclear family. The most common and idealized relationship by the majority of human beings, the nuclear family is advantageous and salient to modern
Until you whole-heartedly love yourself, you are incapable of authentically and adequately loving someone else. Loving yourself is distinguishing and grasping every imperfection and insecurity as a significant contribution to your overall self, whom is perfect. Accepting that no one, including you, is shy of faults and blemishes crafts an almost flawless love that discovers our true, inherent worth. To appreciate and adore the power of human love is a true gift that is achieved through identifying self-worth and purpose. While this love has the most reward, it also seems the most difficult for humans to