Erich Fromm writes:
"Love is not primarily a relationship to a specific person, it is an attitude, an orientation of character, which determines the relatedness of a person to the world as a whole, not toward one 'object' of love."
(page 5 of P.S. in his book, The Art of Loving, 2019 edition)
He also says, " If to love means to have a loving attitude toward everybody, if love is a character trait, it must necessarily exist in one's relationship not only with one's family and friends, but toward those with whom one is in contact through one's work, business, profession."
(page 119)
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