It is no small thing to be understood.
Someone who can take all the words, the actions, the thoughts, even the non-action and sweep it away into a box labeled, I understand, is someone special.
Truly understanding someone takes both empathy and compassion.
It is not hard to look at someone and see their physical persona, but how do you see their feelings?
Those feelings precipitate a lot of actions, a few of them that could be pretty hurtful if you didn't understand where they came from.
It's easy to say, "I understand you," but to actually do it?
That requires a special kind of love.
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