Yes, I agree. Agape--the ability to ability to consciously give good will and respect--is a very valuable quality. However, as I understand it, agape is not there to put a damper on and spoil genuine feelings of friendship and passion, but to serve as a guide so that such feelings, especially in the family and community, become genuine and lasting.
You mentioned the weather, in Essex. How far are you from London. Since I returned from Vancouver Island, the weather in Toronto has been excellent.

Did you hear that the west coast of Vancouver Island--where I was a week ago--had earthquake tremors, yesterday? My daughter, who lives there in a home that floats, made her usual Sunday-call a couple of hours ago. She said that while tremors were felt on land, in Tofino, there was no sign of them in their cove.

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