If myths are a way of telling about the great mysteries of the world, then it should come as no surprise that there are myths that revolve around love. A force that could be considered on par with any one of the great forces of nature. An unpredictable and illogical force of nature at that. THe tale of Eros (aka Cupid) and Psyche mainly revolves around the details of love, trust, forgiveness and love's willingness to go to the ends of the earth to be with the one you love.
Love is a curious thing. It can strike unexpectedly and without warning. Or not strike where you would think it would obviously strike. Like in the beginning of the story. We are introduced to Psyche. The most beautiful of 3 daughters to a great king. Yet despite her beauty and station, she remains unmarried. This could represent that beauty alone does not lead to love. It could even represent Psyche as a beauty so beautiful that all possible suitors consider her out of reach. Making Psyche a rather lonely beauty. Something that could possibly be common today like at a dance or asking a girl out for a date.
Perhaps this is because it is natural for some things to seem unattainable to us all. Like some instinct or human perception ingrained in our minds. Or it could just be that some people are just irrvocably shy.
Moving on to the next part of the story. The relationship between love and trust. When Eros finds that Psyche did not 100% trust him, he fled saying "love cannot live where there is no trust." This is true. At least to an extent. Trust is very much a part of love. It can be kind of scary to think that something so necessary to human nature can revolve around something so fragile as trust. For trust is usually a very fragile thing. It can splinter and crack easily and once broken, can be very hared to repair. Even if it is repaired there is no guarantee that it will be as strong as it once was.
But even so, trust is a part of what makes love special and all the more precious. People have some trouble trusting others. It is a part of human nature. Leading all the way to fears of rejection and betrayal.
I suppose it hurts when you are betrayed by someone who you've let into your heart. It must be painful as evidenced by Eros' flight from the house when Psyche did not believe in him. This leads into the next topic.
After Eros left her, Psyche went on a journey to win Eros' forgiveness. She was truly sorry she doubted him and went through many dangerous trials with just the hope and wish of only to see him again. Many would think going through all those tasks just to see someone would be sheer foolishness. But as the quote goes, "love makes fools of us all."
Eventually, Eros wanted to see Psyche as well. He found her and according to the story, berated her for a little bit. But he had forgiven her the moment he saw her again. That quality is another thing love is unique for, being able to forgive. For love cannot truly live without forgiveness to sustain it through the difficult times. That is what I believe.
So ends what could be considered as one of the worlds first chick flicks.
After all we got romance, plotting in laws,comedy.
And all in all its a bit sappy as well.
But I guess thats just a bit like love I guess.
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