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Love is a choice that requires courage and faith from "summary" of The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm
Love is not something passive, something that simply happens to us. It is a choice that we make every day, a decision to commit ourselves to another person and to nurture that relationship. This choice requires courage, as it means opening ourselves up to another person, being vulnerable, and letting go of our defenses. It requires us to confront our fears of rejection, abandonment, and intimacy, and to take a leap of faith into the unknown. Choosing to love also requires faith – faith in ourselves, faith in our partner, and faith in the relationship. It means believing that we are worthy of love, that our partner is capable of loving us in return, and that together we c...
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