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June 2009 
To My Friend
Posted on Apr 21st, 2006
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quietlaughter
quietlaughter
To My Friend
I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you because you have done more than any creed could have done to make me good, and more than any fate could have done to make me happy. You have done it without a touch, without a word, without a sign. You have done it by being yourself. Perhaps that's what being a friend means, after all.
~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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“You have done it by being yourself.” It was reciprocated, I think, by Ms. Browning accepting the friend as himself/herself, imperfections and all.
Beautiful, isn't it?
yes, it is very beautiful - that is what acceptance is all about :-)