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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Whenever I read this or watch "Christmas Miracles",
By LilOrphan67 "lilorphanannie" (Avon Lake, OH United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Love: What Life Is All About (Paperback)
I'm reminded of how much we lost when Leo Buscaglia left our world. The luminous soul he was never afraid to display, his open, hearty laugh that encouraged you to laugh with him and at him lives on in books and videos, and "Love" is perhaps the best amongst them. A primer on living with an eye towards the fact that connectedness and kindness are all we leave behind at the end, Buscaglia's message is told with humor, insight, and the grand passion of a man who lived what he spoke. There's never been a better time to meet or revisit his message than right now, when we're force-fed fear and encouraged to disregard the importance of others whose subscribe to different beliefs and live in another land.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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One of the most profound books I've ever read.,
By swandiver "swandiver" (Lafayette, LA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Love: What Life Is All About (Paperback)
In the last year I've sort of been on a spiritual awakening of sorts. I've read over 200 (at least) books in religion, philosophy, spirituality, psychology, self-improvement, etc, including most of the "classics" by various famous authors and historic religious figures, etc. . . . Suddenly last week as I was once again browsing at my local Barnes and Noble I came across this little book. Not knowing anything about it, I began to skim it and every page jumped out with profound insight and truth. I bought it, read it twice in one sitting, and it immediately jumped onto my top ten list of most profound books ever. If you want any insight into life and living, love and loving, you can't pass this book by. He touches not just on "love" directly but how it impacts our relationships, family, children and education, and the world at large. And even if you think you've heard all these ideas before, Leo is able to phrase them in new ways, using new stories and metaphors, that makes the message new and fresh. For anyone who finds this book beneficial, I would also *extremely* recommend the great 20th Century Indian spiritual leader Jiddu Krishnamurti (begin with his book "Freedom from the Known"; you can read my review there for more information on my Krishnamurti recommendations.)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I don't agree with everything he says, but do recommend this,
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This review is from: Love: What Life Is All About (Paperback)
Here's a call to everyone to put aside their fears and prejudices and give themselves over to love.Our scientifically oriented society, says Buscaglia, is prejudiced against love as a power to affect the human condition. Society sees love as "supercilious, unscientific bosh." The individual must develop him- or herself to the fullest to discover and celebrate her own uniqueness. Society wrongly teaches us to value a person for what she has rather than who she is or what she does. Buscaglia sounds the battle cry for freedom -- refuse to be molded into a likeness deemed "proper" by societal codes. Rather, be free to become your own person, loving yourself and your fellowman. Everyone should have someone in his or her life who says, "I will love you no matter what...if you fall on your face, if you do the wrong thing, if you make mistakes, if you behave like a human being -- I will love you no matter." He's pretty hard on the educational system, saying it has stifled individuality and creativity in children. "The true fuction of the child's education should be the process of helping him to discover his uniqueness, aiding him toward its development and teaching him how to share it with others." This is where I take issue with him, having pretty well agreed up to this point. Our schools have excelled in doing that very thing to the detriment of the three R's and as a result we have college freshmen who are arrogant and disrespectful, who have never read a book and who can't spell. (I speak from personal experience in teaching college level creative writing.) I do agree with his emphasis on honesty and truth, however, believing as I do that it is the very foundation of our society and has not been emphasized to children for much too long. Do read this one. It's a book that will confront you and make you think. You may or may not agree with him -- or with me -- but you will enjoy analyzing his points and developing your own views on the subjects.
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