M. Scott Peck
Psychiatrist and writer (1936 to 2005) whose The Road Less Traveled (1978) argued that accepting life's difficulty, discipline and love as an act of will are the paths to spiritual growth.
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Our reading
Their wordsLife is difficult.
↗The Road Less Traveled (Simon and Schuster, 1978)archive.org All 4 from this book
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Our reading
Their wordsLove is as love does.
↗The Road Less Traveled (Simon and Schuster, 1978)archive.org All 4 from this book
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Their wordsLove is an act of will — namely, both an intention and an action.
↗The Road Less Traveled (Simon and Schuster, 1978)archive.org All 4 from this book
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Their wordsSince love is work, the essence of nonlove is laziness.
↗The Road Less Traveled (Simon and Schuster, 1978)archive.org All 4 from this book