The unknown love

This article was originally published on Facebook on the 30th September 2012. Written by Nathanael Adjei-Kyeremeh¹ and Clifford Owusu-Gyamfi.

Hosea, a prophet of God, was commanded to marry a harlot—in today’s language a prostitute. He was not just to carry out a prophetic task but was to love and make her the love of his life.

Hosea found Gomer, a prostitute, and was espoused to her. Gomer was to quit prostitution to stay as a wife of one man. She went out several times in her prostitution even in her conjugality. Hosea became obsessed with the attitude of Gomer. But the Lord instructed Hosea to go after her wife and bring her home. In some occasions, Hosea had to pay a sum to reclaim his wife. He devoted his entire life to make Gomer a wife other than a street girl. What could we say about this kind of love?

Love has always been a blazing passion that moves our entire being. It has not escaped from the pen of the artist neither has the musician grown weary of singing about it. An apt description is given by Sigmund Freud who is quoted as saying “one is very crazy when in love”, and rightly so because the world has seen several ‘brainsick’ things done — all in the name of love.

Sadly, few allow their intellect to be moved by love. Hosea had nothing to lose by letting go Gomer ‘cos she might be nothing good for him. In spite of the repugnancy of Gomer’s prostitution, Hosea combined his head and his heart to love her.

It’s understandable to surmise that the elusive nature of the love concept stems from our inability to appreciate that the two most important things that make love blossom, is that unconditional love, and the unquenchable passion to desire each other.

There’s no perfecto higher than when our intellect is blended with our heart to cherish each other as though the two were made to be inseparable. This might be a celebration of agape and eros, mounting from perfection to perfection in a warmth resounding melody coupled with a sane aura. It’s such a blend that will lend credence to the Aristotelian definition of love being composed of a single soul in two bodies. When we fall in love, we must make a decision to love. Surely, this is the unknown love!