ALTRUISTIC LOVE? Some thoughts about altruism, agape, and eros

IMAGE:   A bronze nude superimposed on an abstract image.

Cindy:   Do you think altruistic love is possible?

Bai-Luo: A wise man once said that essentially all love is selfish. However, as we grow 
         our notion of "self" changes. If your identity expands to include the entire creation, 
         then this question becomes moot.

Cindy:  (shaking her head) It's easy to be deluded about love. I think we have to accept
        there's always some kind of agenda present. If people are transparent about their 
        agendas, that is fine. However, most people are too afraid to be transparent.

Don:    I suspect many people are only partly conscious of what their agendas are. Moreover, 
        it is not uncommon to have multiple and sometimes conflicting agendas.

Aiko:   (exasperated) You guys are frozen in so many ways. Why do so few people comprehend 
        the language of the heart?


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from _Love Poems: Nonsense from the Heart_  
SUMMARY: Reflections on identity, love, and communication.
KEYWORDS: altruistic love, selfish love, identity, interpersonal communication

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 2011 in Tokyo, Japan / Finished: 2024 in Shizuoka, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted 

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ESPAÑOL:  https://www.tnewfields.info/es/altruista.htm
NIHONGO:  https://www.tnewfields.info/jp/rita.htm
ZHŌNGWÉN: https://www.tnewfields.info/zh/lita.htm