What do you think of this?

Question

In case of any problem of any kind only one question is relevant, only one question is meaningful, only one question has any importance to your soul: What would love do now? (love of self in the first place).


I read it in a book, what you think of it?

Answer 1

wishy washy, namby pamby, nonsense.

Answer 2

It's alright. I think the more important question is "how do I want to respond?" or "what do I want to do?"

This gives you the opportunity to think about 'what love would do,' but more importantly it gives you the power to decide whether you want to respond lovingly or not.

Ultimately, you will (if you're insightful) conclude that loving responses are in your own best interest. But then your decisions will be your own, not just an automatic falling back on some "higher" concept that doesn't actually reflect your role in the issue.

This is the root of self-empowerment.

Answer 3

Problem: the washing machine does not enable the syphon to put the fabric conditioner into the machine with the final rinse.
What would love of self do now?
I don't want to have to monitor the washing machine, and pour water into the syphon as the final rinse starts, that would prevent me doing the laundry at my convenience. Ideally I would want it working again. I don't want to spend out more money on a washing machine I've only had a short time. Without any other questions though, love of self by itself does not solve the problem.
Question Is the machine still under guarantee?
Answer 'Yes' solution claim a repair or replacement under the guarantee.
Surely that is the best next question, because it prevents the need for other action when the answer is yes.
If the answer is 'No', other questions need to be asked.
Should I pay to have it repaired?
Can I turn this situation to my advantage?

When I bought the machine I wanted it to do an extra rinse, but this 4th rinse rinsed out the fabric conditioner. Now I can use an extra rinse and put the fabric conditioner in on that rinse.
The solution prevents me spending out money for a repair, enables me to give the 4 rinses I want, and apply the fabric conditioner on the final rinse, so it is a love of self solution, but it needed more practical questions than 'What would love do?'

What would love do now? Is a good question some times, but definitely not the only question to ask.
Some times it is an inappropriate question to ask, I don't want to think 'What would love do? when someone is driving straight for me in their car, though I want to save myself.

Answer 4

Love is a desire for what one does not have. Love is altruism. Love is giving without concern for a return or reward. Love is so many different things that it is a shame there is only one word in English for what means so many different things. Your question personifies the word and even if you confine it to love of self, the best you get is "What would be best for me to do, now?" That is not really very helpful since we all ask ourselves that every moment of every waking hour. The real question is what is best for me to do and not just seems best. We all try to get what is best for us. The problem is that we don't know what will do us good. It takes a life time of trying to understand what is good to answer that question.

Answer 5

Love is the act of considering the self interest of another as thought it were your own. It is in essence the paradigm of group interest.

So asking "What would love do now" is the same as asking "What action is currently in the best intrest of the group?"

Is it a good question to ask? Sure.

Is it the only question? No.

Group interest arises out of self interest (aka - self love) so it is also important to also ask "What to I get out of this?"

Answer 6

I don't hate it, but it seems kind of like a secular version of "what would Jesus do". After all Jesus taught love and compasion. Now if only we could convince all the people out there who call themselves Christians to act that way. (I personally refuse to align myself with any religious organization. in my mind churches and temples etc, are merely just a way to control people, they give power to people to tell others what to do. when you take a good idea like most religions and create a power structure behind it, it has a tendancy to warp those ideas. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.)

Answer 7

i may be wrong but is that josef fletcher?

situation ehtics right?

well the problem with this statement is that love is impossable to define as there is love for family or love for a wife etc etc

say the problem is a drunk underage girl wants to have sex with you (you are 30 lets say) and you do not love her or even know her.
one person may define love as lust and so would do it.
but in general people wud say this is the wrong thing to do asd it is just taking advantage.

so u see wot i mean?

Answer 8

I think it means in any situation that requires a response from us, we should respond in love. There is a book called "In His Steps." The story is about a pastor who encouraged his congregation to always ask themselves, "What would Jesus do?" when they faced any situation. This seems to be the same, but you are asking, "What would love do now?"

Answer 9

Love and hate are the two most powerful forces in the universe love is good hate is evil act with love and you cannot ultimately fail.Makes sense to me

Answer 10

It's a load of 20th century Hocum.

Pseudo philosophy and cod mysticism.

Answer 11

I am not sure I get it ...
The question's meaning is purely subjective, right?
...depends on one's state of mind while reading this...