[A]nd if someone truly experiences love, no one must envy him: for each and every individual in his entire generation is sustained by this experience. And this holds true also of hope: if someone gains it—what blessed gain!—then it benefits everyone at the same time... .
This is the crucial difference between spiritual and earthly values: the more one possesses in an earthly way, the less another one is bound to have⋯ .
Kierkegaard,Journals and Papers, Vol. 5
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Heuscher, J.E. Love and authenticity. Am J Psychoanal 47, 21–34 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01252329
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