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Chapter 120 explained
A brief aphorism comparing the growth of love to a plant, warning that sensuality can force its development too rapidly, leaving its foundation weak and vulnerable.
What happens
A brief aphorism comparing the growth of love to a plant, warning that sensuality can force its development too rapidly, leaving its foundation weak and vulnerable.
Key passages
“Sensuality often forces the growth of love too much, so that its root remains weak, and is easily torn up.”
When sensuality accelerates the development of love, it can prevent the formation of a strong, deep foundation, making the love fragile and easily destroyed.
A metaphorical critique of the relationship between physical passion and enduring emotional attachment.