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1、LoveisapowerwhichproducesloveLoveisanactivity,notapassiveaffect;itisa"standingin",nota"fallingfor". Inthemostgeneralway,theactivecharacteroflovecanbedescribedbystatingthatloveisprimarilygiving,notreceiving.Themostimportantsphereofgiving,however,isnotthatofmaterialthings,butliesinthe
2、specificallyhumanrealm. Whatdoesonepersongivetoanother?Hegivesofhimself,ofthemostpreciousthinghehas,hegivesofhislife.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthathesacrificeshislifefortheother—butthathegiveshimofthatwhichisaliveinhim;hegiveshimofhisjoy,ofhisunderstanding,ofhisknowledge,ofhishumor,
3、ofhissadness—ofallexpressionsandmanifestationsofthatwhichisaliveInhim.Inthusgivingofhislife,heenrichestheotherperson,heenhancestheother'ssenseofalivenessbyenhancinghisownsenseofaliveness.Hedoesnotgiveinordertoreceive;givingisinitselfexquisitejoy.Butingivinghecannothelpbringingsometh
4、ingtolifeintheotherperson,andthiswhichisbroughttolifereflectsbacktohim;intrulygiving,hecannothelpreceivingthatwhichisgivenbacktohim.Givingimpliestomaketheotherpersonagiveralsoandtheybothshareinthejoyofwhattheyhavebroughttolife,intheactofgiving,somethingisborn,andbothpersonsinvolveda
5、regratefulforthelifethatisbornforbothofthem. Specificallywithregardtolovethismeans:loveisapowerwhichproduceslove;impotenceistheinabilitytoproducelove,thisthoughthasbeenbeautifullyexpressedbyMarx:"Assume,"hesays,"manasman,andhisrelationtotheworldasahumanone,andyoucanexchangeloveonlyf
6、orlove,confidenceforconfidence,etc.Ifyouwishtoenjoyart,youmustbeapersonwhohasareallystimulatingandfurtheringinfluenceonotherpeople.Everyoneofyourrelationshipstomanandtonaturemustbeadefiniteexpressionofyourreal,individuallifecorrespondingtotheobjectofyourwill.Ifyoulovewithoutcallingf
7、orthlove,thatis,ifyourloveassuchdoesnotproducelove,ifbymeansofanexpressionoflifeasalivingpersonyoudonotmakeofyourselfalovedperson,thenyourloveisimpotent,amisfortune." 爱是一种积极的活动，并不是一种被动的情感；它是主动地“站进去”的活动，而不是盲目地“沉迷上”的情感。 如果用最通常的方式来描述爱的主动特征，那么，它主要是给予可不是获取。然而，给予最重要的意义并不在于物质方面，而尤其在于人性方面
8、。 一个人给予另一个人什么东西呢?他
