We need others. We need others to love and we need to be loved by them. There is no doubt that without it, we too, like the infant left alone, would cease to grow, cease to develop, choose madness and even death.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Human growth and sanity depend on mutual love and connection with others.
- In plain terms
- We need to love and be loved to grow and stay sane.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek and give love to thrive.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who loves you?
- How do you love others?
Another view
Some may thrive temporarily without close connections.
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