From the creation of Adam and Eve all the way to the twenty first century man has been plagued by the decision of wether to act on his desires. Through out our lives we have had rules and regulations placed upon us. Yet this has not stopped us from acting on our inner most desires even if they conflict with what society deems to be morally correct. While pondering upon this topic I have been able to concluded that our desires can be seen as either morally trustworthy or untrustworthy there is no clear answer it depends on the case and the circumstances .
             The Symposium clearly illustrates this dilemma, in a speech by Pausanias. In his speech he describes two types of love, heavenly love and common love. He explains that in heavenly love there is a desire for love of a person. In this type of love the main focus is upon the persons ideas, personality, and intellect. There is a love for the person not for there body. Where as in common love there is a love of the persons body. This type of love revolves around sexual attraction. As seen with Pausanias' speech there are two types of desires connected to love. The first desire involving heavenly love is trustworthy and is not only accepted by society, but by the church as well in the form of marriage. A perfect example of this type of love can be seen in Adam's Diary, "It is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside the Garden without her." In this example love is a trustworthy desire in which both parties gain satisfaction.
             The second example of love given by Pausanias, common love is untrustworthy, it eliminates the person's inner being and forces them to resemble an object rather than a person. This type of love is not accepted by many cultures and is deemed immoral and unacceptable behavior. Although love is thought to be one of our purest forms desire common love seems to be the exception were love is an untrustworthy desire. ...