Having to be attached to a person you don’t even care for, for example, or to always watch out for your awful boss’s mood swings.
Imagine, if you could be released from such petty interpersonal relationships, how easy things would be!
But no one can really do such a thing. Wherever we go, we are surrounded by other people,
and we are social individuals, who exist in our relations to other people.
No matter what we do, we cannot escape the strong rope of our interpersonal relationships.
I see now that Adler’s statement “All problems are interpersonal relationship problems” is a great insight.
PHILOSOPHER: It is a crucial point. Let’s dig a little deeper. What is it about our interpersonal relationships that is robbing us of our freedom?
YOUTH: Last time, you spoke about whether one thinks of other people as enemies or as comrades.
You said that if one becomes able to see others as one’s comrades, one’s way of looking at the world should change as well.
That certainly makes sense. I felt quite convinced the other day when I left here.
But then what happened? I gave the matter some careful thought,
and I noticed that there are aspects of interpersonal relationships that can’t be completely explained.
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