To make love is to become like this infant again. We grope…
“To make love is to become like this infant again. We grope with our mouths toward the body of another being, whom we trust, who takes us in her arms. We rock together with this loved one. We move beyond speech. Our bodies move past all the controls we have learned. We cry out in ecstasy, in feeling. We are back in a natural world before culture tried to erase our experience of nature. In this world, to touch another is to express love; there is no idea apart from feeling, and no feeling which does not ring through our bodies and our souls at once.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Love is a return to primal, embodied connection, transcending language and cultural restraints, expressing pure feeling through touch.
In simple terms: Love is pure, bodily feeling beyond words.
Key Takeaway
Reconnect with raw, embodied love.
Themes
intimacy
embodiment
transcendence
nature
trust
Mood
intimate
reflective
yearning
Type
philosophical
poetic
sensory
When to use this quote
- Romantic partnership
- parent‑child bonding
- therapeutic touch
- dance
- rituals
Key Concepts
Phenomenology
embodied cognition
primal instincts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you cultivate bodily awareness in relationships?
- What cultural barriers limit authentic touch?
A Different Perspective
Cultural norms can suppress or misinterpret such raw expression.