In & out of love.Clearly, Fr. Randall Phillips ("Gift or Curse?" September 10) likes falling in love--and as frequently as possible. He even seems to suggest it is his due, given the long hours he puts in. Most adults work twelve-to-sixteen-hour days--ask any working parent or conscientious professional. Yet we manage to do it without rewarding ourselves with the titillations of "mutual longing." Falling in love is easy. Loving is quite another matter. An art, really, that takes a lifetime to perfect. And it is one that does not habitually seek objects who, in turn, provide that New Age anodyne anodyne /an·o·dyne/ (an´ah-din) 1. relieving pain. 2. a medicine that eases pain. an·o·dyne n. An agent that relieves pain. : affirmation. At first reading, I assumed Phillips was a callow butterfly, newly hatched out of seminary seminary Educational institution, usually for training in theology. In the U.S. the term was formerly also used to refer to institutions of higher learning for women, often teachers' colleges. . But, no, he is a pastor. So he is old enough to know that what he has written is largely an apologia ap·o·lo·gi·a n. A formal defense or justification. See Synonyms at apology. [Latin, apology; see apology. for emotional promiscuity Promiscuity See also Profligacy. Anatol constantly flits from one girl to another. [Aust. Drama: Schnitzler Anatol in Benét, 33] Aphrodite promiscuous goddess of sensual love. [Gk. Myth. . MAURFEN MULLARKEY Chappaqua, N.Y. |
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