To become fully aware of someone or something—
without turning away,
without trying to change it,
without needing it to be different—
and to let it be completely received.
Perhaps love begins here:
Awareness so open that nothing has to hide.
Acceptance so complete that what is seen is free to be what it is.
Not approval.
Not agreement.
The quiet recognition:
I see you.
And I do not withdraw my presence.
This is the art of love, the heart of it.