If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If someone returns after being let go, they were always yours; if not, they never were.
- In plain terms
- Let go; if they come back, they were yours, otherwise they weren’t.
- What can you take from it?
- Love freely without clinging to outcomes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does letting go affect love?
- What does 'never were' imply about expectations?
Another view
Simplifies complex relational dynamics.
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