"‘Kiss
me again,’ she whispers, and I willingly oblige.
This
time there is no hesitation, uncertainty has evaporated in the heat of our
passion. I open my mouth slightly, and she responds in kind. It is the most
exhilarating kiss I can remember, and I want it to last for ever. Our bodies
gravitate closer, magnetized by mutual desire. Chao-xing’s leg swings across my
lap, and she sits astride me, pressing herself against me, grinding her hips.
The kissing is frantic now, and I am ready to explode. Forgetting where we are,
we grab and paw at each other, searching desperately to satisfy our lust.
Suddenly
it stops, and Chao-xing throws herself off me, springing like a startled cat.
‘Oh
my God!’ she gushes. ‘What are we doing?’"
Lovesick
chapter 8
In
Greek mythology, Eros is the god of love, or the god of sexual attraction and
desire. Which is it? Eros is a kind of love, but there is more to love than
sexual attraction and desire. From Eros we derive the word erotic which is an adjective
meaning ‘relating to and tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.’ How
does that differ from pornography? I’ll talk about that when I get to P, but
suffice to say the line between the two is very, very fine, and is drawn in
different places.
The
world is obsessed with sex. It is the most beautiful of God’s gifts to
humanity, and commensurately, the one most abused and perverted. Eros dominates
many relationships, and this is one reason why there are so many people getting
hurt.
In
Lovesick, Angus infatuation with sexual satisfaction, his worship of Eros,
destroyed both his life and his wife’s. If Eros is your god, you are in deep
doo doo, whether you know it or not. Believe me, I know what I’m talking about.
When
does erotica become pornography? Or are the same thing?
