A complete sharing between two people is an impossibility and whenever it seems, nevertheless, to exist, it is a narrowing, a mutual agreement which robs either one member or both of his fullest freedom and development. But, once the realization is accepted that, even between the closest human beings, infinite distances continue to exist, a wonderful living side by side can grow up, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole and against a wide sky! .Rainer Maria Rilke
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The quote, “A complete sharing between two people is an impossibility and whenever it seems, nevertheless, to exist, it is a narrowing, a mutual agreement which robs either one member or both of his fullest freedom and development. But, once the realization is accepted that, even between the closest human beings, infinite distances continue to exist, a wonderful living side by side can grow up, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole and against a wide sky!” was written by Rabindranath Tagore. The time in which he wrote these words were when India was divided into India and Pakistan. The two countries fighting each other.
This quote is actually one that he wrote about his own country of India after seeing how divided it was during this time in history. He writes about how we need to accept the distance between us and love it in order to make our relationship stronger. Only by accepting our flaws can we see who we truly are and find the beauty in everything around us.
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