Love, we know, is the strongest and the most human of our needs. We need love even to grow physically. Scientists and doctors seem to agree now that if a child, an infant, lacks the basic necessary affection, tenderness, love, and concern, at the human emotional level, even the best physical treatment will not allow that child to develop, even physically. So our need for love is deeply embedded even in our biological nature. We need love to grow; we need love to be.
(Aspects of Love 1 by Laurence Freeman OSB )
