Listen, my heart: love God ceaselessly
As the fish loveth water:
The deeper the water
The happier and more tranquil the fish.
God alone knoweth the suffering
Of fish separated from the waters.
~ Nanak, Sufi teacher
I don't think anyone can grow unless [he's] loved exactly as [he] is now,
appreciated for what [he] is rather than what [he] will be.