"Every time we make the decision to love some one, we open ourselves to great suffering, because those we love most cause us not only great joy but also great pain. The greatest pain comes from leaving. Wen the child leaves home, when the husband or wife leaves for a long period of time or for good, when the beloved friend departs to another country or dies, the pain of leaving can tear us apart.
Still, if we want to avoid the suffering of leaving we will never experience the feeling of loving. And love is stronger than fear, life stronger than death, hope stronger than despair. We have to trust that the risk of loving is always worth taking."
-Bread for the Journey
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you leave tomorrow! I can't even belive it, I think i might just wear a toga tonight...that is grecian right?
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