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Perfect love is to feeling what perfect white is to color. Many think that white is the absence of color. It is not. It is the inclusion of all color. White is every other color that exists, combined. So, too, is love not the absence of an emotion (hatred, anger, lust, jealousy, covetousness), but the summation of all feeling. It is the sum total. The aggregate amount. The everything.
Neale Donald Walsch
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Interpretation

What this quote means

Perfect love encompasses all emotions rather than being the lack of negative feelings.

In this quote by Neale Donald Walsch, the author draws a parallel between the color white and love. Just as white is not the absence of color but rather the combination of all colors, perfect love is not merely the devoid state of negative emotions but is a rich amalgamation of all feelings. This profound understanding urges us to recognize that true love incorporates a spectrum of emotions, thereby enriching its depth and significance in our lives.

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Example use cases

In a wedding speech, one might say, 'As Neale Donald Walsch put it, perfect love is the sum of all emotions, not just a lack of negativity.'

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