It's a mean story, Helen fumed. An absentee father who demands that his children put him at the center of their lives and beg for his return. Sister Priscilla didn't think it was mean, apparently. She was so in love with God that she had married him, even though she would not see his face, hear his voice, or feel his embrace for as long as she lived. One of us, Helen, thought is flying blind. Mark Salzman
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When you are in love, it is hard to think of your love as blind. On the contrary, you know how wonderful it is to be loved by someone. You can see their face clearly and even hear their voice, you can smell their scent, feel their touch. Your love makes sense because it is real and you can see its beauty for yourself.

It is only when love is gone that you begin to question whether your love was blind or not. There are many people who are in love yet cannot see that their love is blind. They are living in a dream world where there are no obstacles between them and the fulfillment of their dreams.

When others point out the problems between them and their loved ones, they are angry because they have forgotten that they are blind to how lovely it could be if only they could see the truth for themselves.

Source: Lying Awake

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