The highest form of love is the love that allows for intimacy without the annihilation of difference.
Interpretation
True love embraces intimacy while respecting individual differences.
This quote emphasizes that the purest and most profound form of love fosters closeness and connection between individuals, yet it also honors the uniqueness and individuality of each person. In a healthy relationship, intimacy is built on mutual understanding and respect for each other's differences rather than attempting to erase or control them.
In practice
During a wedding speech, one could use this quote to highlight the importance of loving one another while maintaining individuality.
The academic bias against subjectivity not only forces our students to write poorly ("It is believed...," instead of, "I believe..."), it deforms their thinking about themselves and their world. In a single stroke, we delude our students into believing that bad prose turns opinions into facts and we alienate them from their own inner lives.
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Self-care is never a selfish act - it is only good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others.
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Our deepest calling is to grow into our own authentic self-hood, whether or not it conforms to some image of who we ought to be. As we do so, we will not only find the joy that every human being seeks--we will also find our path of authentic service in the world.
Love is the final end of the world's history, the Amen of the universe.
Falling in love you remain a child; rising in love you mature. By and by love becomes not a relationship, it becomes a state of your being. Not that you are in love - now you are love.
I knew from the minute I saw her (Hillary) that if I got involved with her I would fall in love with her.
The love of God is not created- it is His nature.
Last night you left me and slept your own deep sleep. Tonight you turn and turn. I say, 'You and I will be together till the Universe dissolves.' You mumble back things you thought of when you were drunk.
I would step in the way of a bullet if it were aimed at my husband. It is not self-sacrifice to die protecting that which you value: If the value is great enough, you do not care to exist without it.
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