“When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you'd like them to be.”
— Leo Tolstoy
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Simplified Meaning:
Loving someone means accepting them for who they truly are, with all their good and bad traits. It’s like growing a garden: you appreciate each flower for its unique beauty, even if some petals are different from what you expected. You don’t try to change the flowers to fit your idea of a perfect garden. Instead, you admire them just as they are. This can apply to relationships too. For example, if your friend loves to tell funny jokes and you wish they were more serious, you should still appreciate their humor because it's part of who they are. Trying to change someone can lead to frustration and disappointment. Instead, by accepting and valuing them as they are, relationships grow stronger and more genuine.
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Acceptance Authenticity Compassion Love Relationships Selflessness Tolerance True love Unconditional love Understanding
