"Of course I'll hurt you. Of course you'll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence means accepting the risk of absence. "  | The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

 

I absolutely adore The Little Prince and I think a lot about the lessons and principles it teaches. The above quote is one of my most favorite quotes of all time because it reminds us that love is scary, but also invaluable because love is existence. It reminds us that in order to love, we have to open up and accept the chance of getting hurt. So often we prefer to hide behind the fortresses we've built up around ourselves. We never let our guard down because we think we're protecting ourselves. How gallant and smart we think we are for never letting people know us. For never letting them see us. But in the end, it's really nothing more than glorified loneliness...

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