3/28/10

I just finished reading Erich Fromm's The Art of Loving. According to the book (and I think that the book is on to something), loving one's neighbor requires "true humility, courage, faith and discipline." True love requires four basic elements: care, responsibility, respect, and knowledge. All of these qualities seem so difficult to develop in our society - especially now that so much of our society communicates via inherently narcissistic social networking sites. I wonder if there is such a thing as an online persona consistent with these qualities. Perhaps there isn't. I am going to try, both virtually and really.

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