Acceptance

He trusted her enough to allow her into his fortress. His fortress, where all his greatest treasures and deepest secrets lay. He opened the door to his heart, he bared his soul.

She was shocked to find what she saw in front of her. She had not seen this coming, she was not prepared in any way.

Her first reaction was to run. And so she did.

Back to her home she ran, her heart with her she took. In a little corner she hid, in that little corner she cried. Suddenly, she felt all alone.

He had turned into someone she felt that she didn't know anymore. When she looked at his face, she saw someone she did not recognize. A stranger.

Her troops gathered around her in defense. The Little Pawn came forth, prepared to accept the order for battle to resume.

She looked at her troops, she looked at her Little Pawn's face. All familiar, comforting faces.

But then she saw something different.

Looking back at her now were no more the once brave, proud army that built the great wall around her. Looking back now were tired, forlorn hearts with no more desire for battle.

In the time that the war had ceased, the land had been serene. Everyone was well fed and cared for. Worries disappeared, burdens reduced. They were happy.

That's what it does. It overcomes fear, it overpowers problems, it overrides worries, it overshadows flaws.

It is the basis for a very high level of acceptance.

No, it isn't capable of solving everything alone.

But it sure helps a great deal.

That's Love....

So back to his fortress she went. To share this new life with him. She accepted him once again for everything he is to her now...

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What he revealed to me was definitely something that I found myself being dreadfully uncomfortable with. And because I was uncomfortable with it, the natural thought that came to my mind was that I can't accept this. And if it's something that I can't accept, then it wouldn't be fair for the both of us.

I wanted to take some time to think it through. I realized that I didn't need to think, I needed to feel. Even though I knew it was there, every time I'm with him it didn't matter anymore. Something like this is only but a mere stumbling block compared to how I feel when he takes my hand, when he holds me, when I see him smile...

I did my calculations. It was worth the risk.

When I accepted you for who you were, I did not only accept your present, I also accepted everything in your past and in your future as well.

Thank you for sharing that part of yourself with me.