Yellowrose recently posted on this topic, that the true opposite of Love is Fear. I'd like to add another dimension to that piece of truth. http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/yellowrose55/ (June 26) I've said before that Body and Soul exist and thrive by different sets of rules. This is a prime example of it. Fear is the basic force of the Body's drive for survival. Fear is the root of self-defense, of avoidance and evasion, of both fight and flight. Very useful, for the Body, is Fear! Love... Sign in to see full entry.