Don't hurt each other any more, children How could I hurt her? She'd have to love me before I could do that
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Harming someone requires a prior emotional connection; without love, the capacity to hurt is limited.
- In plain terms
- I can only hurt someone if I love them first.
- What can you take from it?
- Emotional closeness creates the possibility of deep pain.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does love make us more vulnerable to pain?
- Can you hurt someone you don't care about?
Another view
People can be hurt by strangers through neglect or indifference without love.
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