#79: The Bond of Love and Fear
Description
How are fear and love two sides of the same coin?
How do we describe something that is truly awesome?
What are the foundations that allow love to flourish?
These are some of the questions addressed when The Rabbi and the Shrink explore the interplay of love and fear.
Here are the bullet points:
What does it mean to invest love in the people and institutions that fill our lives.
How are zeal and jealousy connected?
Love comes from investment; it's not about what we get, but about what we give.
The Four Loves:
Philia -- family
Eros -- romantic
Storge -- empathy
Agape - platonic
Mary Matalin and James Carville: how a conservative and a liberal can find love
Why love is like a flame
Shalom means harmony, when all the pieces fit and work together
Bravery is not the lack of fear, it is facing fear
Agreeing to disagree diminishes diversity
Engaging respectfully despite profound differences makes us stronger individually and collectively