Frederic Ren
Aug 24, 2017 · 1 min read

Great post. Having an oriental background, I can relate to this quite strongly. Though in the society I spent my first 16 years of life, the message I got was that it’s an ideal rather than necessity. My parents used to beat (the norm back then) me, called me things that hurt my feelings, and are rather incapable in many areas, so I do have many reasons to not love them. Nevertheless, I think love for someone is rather a simple thing. You either do or do not, and you don’t need any reasons for it. This also needs not be mutual. There are parents who love their children without being loved in return, and vice versa. It doesn’t feel like they tell themselves that they are supposed to, unconditionally, but they just spontaneously do.

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