To the cynical, it probably seems corny, but there is a lot of truth in the statement:
Love is spelled T.I.M.E.
Time provides the opportunity to listen – one of the greatest gifts we can give to another.
Listening is paying full attention to others and welcoming them into our very beings. The beauty of listening is that those who are listened to start feeling accepted, start taking their words more seriously and discovering their own true selves. Listening is a form of spiritual hospitality by which you invite strangers to become friends, to get to know their inner selves more fully, and even to dare to be silent with you.
~ Henri Nouwen
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