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Old 27-09-2018, 10:20 PM
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the nature of love

I recently got a book called "The Art of Loving" by the psychoanalyst Eric Fromm.

He says, of "brotherly love", that we love each other because we see in others our own humanity and divinity, all that makes us both human and divine - the capacity to love, feel, suffer, and be happy. We love each other because we recognize both our divine and human natures.

There's a very attractive young lady on twitter who has a fetish for robots. She calls them her "robohusbands" and posts pics of all the robots she's infatuated with.

She recently made a post to her many followers that said "I love u all".

So I responded, "bless you beautiful...I love you too...I don't KNOW you, but I love you as a human being...but can you "love" a robot?"

I'm hoping what I said was a healing for her, because I felt she had a deep conflict regarding love, men, and her own identity as a living being. I also hope she doesn't 'block' me. lol

My point is that we love each other because of the LIFE WITHIN us - which is all that makes us both human and divine. We're conscious, living beings with a great capacity to love, suffer, and be happy.
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Old 01-10-2018, 11:07 PM
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For those not famiar with Fromm's work:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Fromm
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Old 01-10-2018, 11:35 PM
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I'm hoping what I said was a healing for her, because I felt she had a deep conflict regarding love, men, and her own identity as a living being.
You never know what a person's 'take away' or 'reaction' to something you do or say might be. I always include a prayer to any (other) interested and available spirits to the effect that I 'wish' her (in this case) to 'get' whatever she needs for her soul-growth/development to optimally proceed.

Note sure, but my suspicion is that said kind of prayer may be more important/effective than anything I (could) say or do.
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Old 02-10-2018, 06:29 AM
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Good advice! I think I'll do that from now on.
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