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矛盾中的力量:强大的爱

当我们更深入地了解自己的内在驱动力和防御机制时,我们会发现,我们面临的选择并非非黑即白。生活教会我们,我们的决定并非一定基于“这个”或“那个”。我们最终会理解“两者兼顾”的真谛。

过去那种认为事物非好即坏、非真即假,我非快乐即痛苦、可爱即可恨的假设,已被令人震惊的新事实所取代:我既想做好事,但我的努力却可能产生不良后果;我的真理中掺杂着谎言;我既想要又不想要我当前的欲望;而且我可以同时爱着另一个人,同时又恨着另一个人。

那么,人类的两大基本驱动力——爱与权力——又该如何解释呢?我过去一直认为爱的反面是恨。但生活经验告诉我并非如此。恨中掺杂着太多其他情感,包括爱!不,在我看来,爱的反面是权力。爱是接纳和包容,权力是拒绝和压制。爱是仁慈的,懂得宽恕。权力是竞争性的,只有当自己站在胜利者的行列时才会顾及他人。

最令人不安的是,这两种感觉可以同时存在于我的心中。权力追求支配地位,关乎胜利、占有、控制和掌控一切;而爱则关乎关怀、领悟信息、发现所需、洞察渴望显现的事物并助其绽放。

但说实话,这两种特质都存在于我的内心。这意味着,在那些体贴、乐于助人、渴望取悦他人的人背后,可能隐藏着对权力的渴望;而在那些强势、掌控一切的人背后,也可能存在着同样的渴望。我们既是热爱爱情的人,也是热爱权力的人。

或许马丁·布伯的说法最为精辟:

我们无法避免使用权力,
无法摆脱这种强迫症
祸害世界。
所以,让我们谨慎措辞吧。
并且充满矛盾,
爱要强烈

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Ronald V4a1ught Jan 13, 2025
Yogi Bajian said stop chasing things sit &&& a million things will come to you. Sit in meditation every day. I sit in my lounge chair. I have been sitting for years every day.
I stopped chasing, i stopped waiting for anything let alone million things. Things manifest when they do like seed to a tree its ok too antispate the juciy fruit that will produce some day sitting under that tree one day i become.
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RonaldL v4a1ught Jan 13, 2025
I feel no need for power or control over others but i compete for the steering of the direction of the boat of humanity though i AM the captain, if give in to a thief the ship will hit a reef, theres others on the ship the reef might be a 09/11 or co v i d. Others before me said you cant keep it from them its all consuming you have no love, no happy, i thought i could just shift my pep tides there com’pu ter said 0´no. My support said you can just dont give up so i let others tie me to the steering wheel till its over
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christine Apr 13, 2023
I think the opposite of Love is apathy. Where there is no interest or effort put forth.
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Cathy Apr 13, 2023
I think the opposite of love is fear.. we move into “ power” out of fear!!