No one listens, they tell me, and so I listen...
and I tell them what they have just told me,
and I sit in silence listening to them,
letting them grieve.
~ Julian of Norwich
Knowing how to be solitary
is central to the art
of loving.
When we can be alone,
we can be with others
without using them
as a means of escape.
is central to the art
of loving.
When we can be alone,
we can be with others
without using them
as a means of escape.