The Art of Loving

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As Erich Fromm States, "LOVE" is the answer to the problem of human existence. The best book to understand love. I have always thought and wondered about love. What is love? Is love just feelings or anything else? but this book gives a better understanding of the other aspect of love. 


The Art of Loving


In the book, Erich Fromm described love from its origin and the essence of love in our life. From the origin of the human species, we are doing misconceptions about love. The separation, aloneness, drug intake, and other aspects are affected by the ignorance of love.

Erich Fromm really gives a basic understanding of love like it consists of care, respect, responsibility, and knowledge about each other. Also, love is about choice, commitment, and promise. Love is the activity, it is something I resonate with very deeply.

Three conditions represent falling in love, being in love, and standing in love. In today's society, we get confused with love, sex, intimacy, and emotions and it's important in our daily life. It gives another way to understand and importance of sex in the love life. We can also get to know the difference between motherly love, fatherly love, brotherly love, self-love, and God love.

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