A beautiful and enriching guide to thinking about our interactions with others, this book by Jorge Bucay urges us to reflect on how our encounters with our peers allow us to grow internally. While the conquest of self-realization is an individual task, it can’t be achieved without relationships and the help of others. The key is to love one another and to surrender to and enrich the company of others. “Without the interactions of others,” declares Bucay, “we aren’t healthy. Without others’ existence, our lives would be empty although our houses may be full with expensive possessions.”

Jorge Bucay is a doctor and a psychotherapist. His books have been translated into more than 24 languages, and he has become one of the most influential thinkers of today’s society. He is the author of Amarse con los ojos abiertos, Cartas para Claudia, Cuentos para pensar, De la autoestima al egoísmo, De la ignorancia a la sabiduría, and Hojas de ruta.