Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2.fluke 9/24/84; site fluke.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!fluke!dbb From: dbb@fluke.UUCP (Dave Bartley) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: what is love? Message-ID: <1304@vax3.fluke.UUCP> Date: Mon, 7-Jan-85 11:26:44 EST Article-I.D.: vax3.1304 Posted: Mon Jan 7 11:26:44 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 9-Jan-85 03:25:13 EST References: <2139@nsc.UUCP> <449@gitpyr.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 15 I like Scott Peck's definition the most (from *The Road Less Traveled*) [from memory, but I this is close, anyway]: "Love is the will to extend one's self to nurture one's own spiritual growth or that of another." He describes 'falling in love', on the other hand, as a collapse of the boundaries of self rather than an extension of them. By the way, I highly recommend the book. It's wonderful. -- Dave Bartley UUCP: {decvax,ihnp4}!uw-beaver! John Fluke Mfg Co. {sun,allegra}! fluke!dbb Everett, WA USA {ucbvax,hplabs}!lbl-csam!