Strength and Courage

Lao Tzu said, "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."

I ask,"I have courage enough, can you give me strength?"




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Some love require sacrifice,
Some love offer pain,
But some love bestows hope.

Some love give inspiration,
Some love grant strength,
But some love rends, tears, and divides.

Some love heals,
Some love confer protection,
But some love need autonomy.

Some love grants peace,
Some love grasps release,
But some love offer freedom.

Some love pursue finery,
Some love rely on beauty,
But some love unveils the truth.



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We made a promise. I'm sticking to it. To the letter if not the spirit.

I'm not one to ask twice. I apologize if this may sound selfish.

But you were the one who gave your answer first.





Photo by Victor Nuño