Friday, November 25, 2005

A STATEMENT ON LOVE


Love is union under the condition of preserving one’s integrity, one’s individuality. Love is an active power in man; a power which breaks through the walls which separate man from his fellow men, which unites him with others; love makes him overcome the sense of isolation and separateness, yet it permits him to be himself, to retain his integrity. In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two.


Excerpt from The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm




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posted by Señor Enrique at 3:57 AM


2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

A paradox indeed. :)

November 25, 2005 11:49 AM  

Blogger bing said...

i once read somewhere that love brings out the best or the worst in a man... i am glad it created a different me but which is also a part of a whole us.

have a nice weekend, eric!

November 25, 2005 10:30 PM  

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