James K.A. Smith in his book, You are What You Love, says, "if love is a virtue, then love is a habit." (page 19) He gives a caveat following that, "it doesn't mean we necessarily love the right thing." (page 20) He explains, "We learn to love, then, not primarily by acquiring information about what we should love but rather through practices that form the habits of how we love." (page 21)
Note to self: make good habits - learn to love by practicing it!
James K.A. Smith in his book, You are what you love, ask the question what if "human beings are first and foremost lovers?" He goes on, "What if you are defined not by what you know but by what you desire?" (page 7)
He expands, "it is our loves that orient us..." (page 9)
He explains, "You can't not love." He says, "the question isn't whether you will love something as ultimate; the question is what you will love as ultimate. And you are what you love." (page 10)
He goes on to say, "our most fundamental mode of orientation to the world is love." (page 11)
He concludes: "We are lovers first and foremost." (page 12)
St Augustine said in his Confessions:
My weight is my love.
Wherever I am carried, my love is carrying me.
What carries you?
