These two aspects of maternal love are obvious in Genesis. God created the world and people, which accords with the concern and affirmation of life. But God did more than that. Every day after God created man and the world, God should know the situation and whether everything is normal or not. Similarly, the second aspect of maternal love is to give children a feeling of "how good it is to be born in this world". Mothers should give their children love for life, not just the desire to survive.
Another symbolic story in the Bible also expresses the same idea:
A variety of enjoyment flows in the promised land (land is always a symbol of mother). Milk symbolizes the first aspect of maternal love: concern and affirmation of life; Honey symbolizes the sweetness of life, the love of life and the happiness of the world.
Most mothers have the ability to give "milk", but only a few mothers can give "honey" in addition to milk. In order to give honey, she should not only be a good mother, but also be a happy person, but only a few people can achieve this goal.
The influence of a mother on her children cannot be overestimated. Mother's love for life and her fear of life are contagious, both of which will have a far-reaching impact on the all-round development of children. In fact, we can really see it in children and adults who only get "milk" and children and adults who get both "milk" and "honey".
The greatest love is the love that a mother gives to a growing child.
Love and sex are the relationship between equal people. On the contrary, the relationship between mother and child is essentially the relationship between two unequal people. In this relationship, one person needs help and the other gives help.
Based on the selfless characteristics of maternal love, maternal love has always been regarded as the highest form of love and the most sacred emotional connection. But it seems that what deserves praise in maternal love is not the mother's love for the baby, but the mother's love for the growing child.
Most mothers really love their children when they are young and depend on them completely. It seems that the reason why mothers hold this attitude is an instinct, and animals also have it. But no matter how important this instinct is, more important than this are human factors and psychological factors: because mothers always regard their children as part of themselves, their love and infatuation with their children is probably a way to satisfy narcissism.
Another fundamental reason may be the mother's desire for power and possession. A weak and completely obedient child is the natural object of an authoritarian and possessive mother.
Although there are different explanations for mother's motivation, the most important motivation is what we call "surpassing ourselves". This pursuit belongs to the most basic requirements of human beings, based on human consciousness and the fact that human beings are dissatisfied with their pure biological functions and can't stand that they are just pawns thrown into this world. He must feel that he is a creator and can transcend the life in the negative position of the creator. There are many possibilities to meet this requirement, and the most natural and basic way is the mother's care and love for her own creation. In children, the mother has surpassed herself, and her love for children has given her life a new meaning.