Love is Central
Dialogue cannot exist, however, in the absence of profound love for the world and for women and men. The naming of the world, which is an act of creation and re-creation, is not possible if it is not infused with love. Love is at the same time the foundation of dialogue and dialogue itself. It is thus necessarily the task of responsible subjects and cannot exist in a relation of domination. (bell hooks, Feminist Theory)
What is required is an attentive response to something real and other than ourselves, of which we have only inklings at first, but which comes more and more into being through our response to it – if we are truly responsive to it. We nurture it into being; or not. In this it has something of the structure of love. (Iain McGilchrist, The Matter With Things)
… these two highlights appeared in my daily Readwise review… it is so interesting when two amazing authors writing from different perspectives arrive at the same clearing in the metaphorical woods… a sign we should pay close attention… love may not be all you need, but it is central to a deeply satisfying engagement with the cosmos…