Foreword<br > In this book Guy Grcenticld speaks to all of us at the point<br >our deepest needs. Indeed， we arc spiritual beings， but wc arc much<br >ore. To be rightly related to God is the basis for all relationships， but<br >is only the starting point. Those relationships musl be developed lo<br >e ultimate. Our Lord s statement， "Thou shalt love the Lord thv God<br >ith all thv heart， and with all thy soul， mid with all thv strength， and<br >ith all thy mind; and thv neighbor as thyself，" is the in(~st colnpre-<br >~nsive psychological statement ever made.<br >This book will be read primarily by Christians who arc rightly re-<br >ted to God and who arc making steady progress in lhe pursuil of<br >;ing rightly relaled to themselves. But few of us know much about<br >~w we can consistently， analytically， and determinedly pursuc build-<br >g tl nly meaningful relationships with others.<br > How many true friends do we have? l-low well do we really know<br >Jr neighbors， our business associates， even our children and sponses?<br >"obably less than 10 percent is known of the wondertul person who<br >actually there. We make small talk， we exchange cheerful grcctings，<br >e pretend to be interested， but little more. To know and bc known，<br >， give and receive love at the deepest levels of human conununical ion，<br >ve life its richest meaning beyond that Mlowship wilh God which<br > its basis.<br > In We Need Each Other， Guy Grecnt]eld has spoken maslcrfully， even<br >