Love and Recognition

You may not recognize love at first, which is why you must treasure it, whenever you find it. To see properly, one looks for qualities of humility and understanding. They are related to kindness and equity. While anticipation and determination are required, you must also distinguish between wanting and needing. Acknowledging the role of patience and understanding, love will be as reliable and enduring as memory allows.

This book was written in memory of those who have made us love them, yet at the same time - recognizing the ambivalence that remembering can bring.