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To: The Toddler; numberonepal

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.
C.S. Lewis

763 posted on 01/06/2023 6:56:36 PM PST by little jeremiah (Never worry about anything. Worry never solved any problem or moved any stone.)

To: little jeremiah

Ayn Rand on Love (from Mike Wallace interview February 25, 1959)
https://youtu.be/mQVrMzWtqgU

1,058 posted on 01/07/2023 4:46:34 PM PST by numberonepal (WWG1WGA)

To: little jeremiah; The Toddler; numberonepal

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.
C.S. Lewis

I agree with Lewis. But then, by what name are we to call the affectionate feeling that accompanies this steady wish for the person’s ultimate good?

1,482 posted on 01/09/2023 6:54:28 AM PST by 17strings (There are 2 means of refuge from the miseries of life, music & cats. - A. Schweitzer)

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