To know you

To know you
To understand you
To be with you
To believe in you
is
To Know You
to see you from your point of view,
to be intrigued and surprised,
to be fascinated that I am learning something new about you
yet again.
I can only truly be with you
When I have finally come to understand
Those things that make you unique,
Those things that reflect you humanness,

Those things that help me knowFinger-loveheart
that this could only be you
and no one else in the universe.

Dr. Richard D. Halley, 1996

Writer of the book ‘And then I was surprised by what you said: The impact of love and listening on community’