Do we get or give love?

Do we get or give love? Maybe neither. Maybe we are love, but when we first arrive in this life as newborns, we need as clear a mirror as possible to show us just how good, lovable and valuable we are. This mirror doesn't have to be perfect because perfection doesn't exist. It just has to be good enough.

This is why attachment is so important, we cling to our 'rock' like barnacles, but that doesn't make us clingy. It makes us human with valid needs. Without our rock, we're like rudderless ships, at least for a while until find other rocks to remind us of who we really are. Can we ever know we are love/loved/lovable without others? I don't think so.