Patti told me that to truly love someone, you must hold them in an open hand. That was how I needed to love Kai. It was necessary to uncurl my fingers and let him go.

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To truly love someone, you must hold them in an open hand. That was how I needed to love Kai. It was necessary to uncurl my fingers and let him go. Patti says that she has loved her husband, Kai, for years.

For all of those years he has been the love of her life. They never stop loving each other, but they are no longer one body. She cherishes that love but is afraid that she will lose him if she tries to keep him close.

The idea is that we should allow people to go once we have fully experienced them. Once we have seen the beauty and the true person behind the mask, there is no need to keep them around just because we can’t bear to see them leave.

Source: Sweet Evil

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