Respect and Love....

Have you ever wondered about the relationships that are special to you. What sets them apart is the presence of both respect and love for the other person. Respect provides the much needed distance while love bridges upon the very same distance. A case of distanced closeness.

The most important of all relationships is the relationship with the self. We could love our own self, forgetting all our faults. But then, respect for our own self would definitely be lacking. It would be our earnest endeavor to respect and love ourselves. And one of the most difficult tasks at hand in this endeavor is forgiveness of the self.

Thus, the presence of both respect and love, makes the relationship all the more special and meaningful. Even if one of them is lacking, the relationship suffers heavily. Respect without love and love without respect doesn't make sense at all. Respect and love - the two complementary positive opposites need to co-exist in harmony.