Per EBSCO, he “focused on the profound dimensions of human existence” and his early works explored “the themes of anxiety, alienation and the quest for self-understanding in a fragmented cultural landscape.” On that note, our quote of the dayhighlights one of May’s insights into how communication and community are so closely connected.
As EBSCO reported, May was also influenced by European existential thinkers such as Ludwig Binswanger and Medard Boss. He ultimately believed that those who suffered psychologically were “disconnected from one’s true self, leading to widespread anxiety.” He thought that this kind of anxiety was an epidemic by the 1950s, and can be “fixed” by finding your true self by “attuning oneself authentically (within not without) via courage and creativity.”
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Quote of the Day by Rollo May
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This quote appears in Chapter 12 titled “Toward New Community” in May’s 1972 book, Power and Innocence: A Search for the Source of Violence. The main thesis of this work is to explain the “creative aspects of power and innocence” and “offers a way of thinking about the problems of contemporary society."
And then in the paragraph this line appears: he writes that humans “would not communicate unless we valued the other, considered him worth talking to, worth the effort to make our ideas clear.” Something that Alfred Adler calls “social interest,” he notes. Then he says the line, followed by the larger quote:
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In the most barebones view of this quote, when you talk to someone and find common ground, you can create a friendship, a bond and maybe even a community if it’s long-lasting. If you speak with your next-door neighbor often and create a good rapport, you now have a buddy you can ask to borrow sugar from when needed. If you make conversation with the person who always sits next to you in your big lecture hall class, you now have someone to go to lunch with if you have enough in common.
Many psychologists share that “micro-interactions” are the best way to start to beat loneliness. These include little actions that bring social synergies into your life and start to cure stagnant feelings of isolation, even if the interactions are small and not long-lasting bonds. In the same vein, as May states here, just striking up conversations can lead to kinship.
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More Quotes from Rollo May
"Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about.""The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it is not without doubt but in spite of doubt."“Many people feel they are powerless to do anything effective with their lives. It takes courage to break out of the settled mold, but most find conformity more comfortable. This is why the opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it's conformity.”“A person can meet anxiety to the extent that his values are stronger than the threat.”“Intimacy requires courage because risk is inescapable. We cannot know at the outset how the relationship will affect us.”Related: Quote of the Day: Psychologist B.F. Skinner on Ingenuity and the Importance of Human Intelligence
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