KEY TO LOVE

The key to love is
understanding ...
the ability to comprehend not only the
spoken word,
but those unspoken gestures,
the little things that say so much by themselves ...

The key to love is forgiveness...
to accept each other's faults and pardon mistakes,
without forgetting - but with
remembering what you
learn from them ...

The key to love is trust...
though dark doubts lie in hollowed thoughts,
it must shine brightly on with reassuring radiance
that suppresses fear with faith ...

The key to love is sharing ...
facing your good fortunes as well
as the bad, together
both conquering problems - forever searching
for ways to intensify your happiness...
The key to love is giving ...
without thought of return, but with the hope of just a simple smile
and by giving in,
but never up...

The key to love is respect...
realizing that you are two separate people with
different ideas, that you don't belong to each other,
but that you belong, with each other and
share a mutual bond...

The key to love is inside us all...
it takes time and patience to unlock all the
ingredients that will take you to its threshold,
it is a continual learning process that
demands a lot of work...
but the rewards are more that
worth the effort ...