Tom RobbinsThe highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being.
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The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being. This quote was said by the famous writer, poet, and philosopher John Keats. He was talking about love between parents and their children. When you love someone you want to make them into the person they are meant to be.
You want to give them all you’ve got and more because you want them to be happy, to be upstanding members of society who will be remembered for the rest of their lives for all the good things they have done. Similarly, when parents are young they are searching for love too. They are searching for a special someone who will love them unconditionally, someone who will care about them instead of just caring about themselves.
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