Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of understanding. Reconciliation is not forgiveness but acceptance of responsibility. Love is not fusion but unity amid difference: “the pillars of the temple stand apart.”
While true, this is not easy. It is conventional at weddings for the couple to bring lit candles forward to light a larger unity …
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