To love thus is to love according to the soul; and there is no soul that does not respond to this love. For the soul of man is a guest that has gone hungry these centuries back, and never has it to be summoned twice to the nuptial feast.

Maurice Maeterlinck
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To love thus is to love according to the soul; and there is no soul that does not respond to this love. For the soul of man is a guest that has gone hungry these centuries back, and never has it to be summoned twice to the nuptial feast.” This quote illustrates what true love is. Love of the soul is more unconditional than anything else. The quote goes on to say, “For the soul of man is a guest that has gone hungry these centuries back, and never has it to be summoned twice to the nuptial feast.” This means that if you truly love someone, you should not have to fight for them.

You shouldn’t have to spend energy worrying about them or expecting them to change by your presence alone. The idea of unconditional love goes far beyond marriage vows. It means loving another person as they are no matter what, tolerating their faults without judgement, accepting their flaws without prejudice, and seeing them for who they are despite how they are acting or failing in some way.

Source: The Treasure Of The Humble

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