Love is an Active Striving, Not a Transaction

Love is a rare phenomenon characterized as a passionate affirmation of an object rather than merely an emotion or noun. It involves active striving and inner relatedness aimed at the happiness, growth, and freedom of others, including ourselves. The challenge arises in developing this ability to love, as many adhere to a transactional model that focuses on personal benefits from relationships. True love, according to Fram, requires the capacity to love universally; one cannot truly love individual persons until one can extend love to all, transcending the mindset of conditional affection.