Love requires vulnerability and openness from "summary" of Love Alone by Hans Urs Von Balthasar
Love demands that we open ourselves up completely to the other. It demands that we lay bare our souls, our fears, our desires, our vulnerabilities. Love requires a willingness to be seen and known, to be truly understood by another. It is in this vulnerability that we find the true depth of love, for it is only when we are exposed and open that we can truly connect with another human being on a profound level. To love is to risk, to put ourselves out there in the hope that the other will reciprocate our feelings and accept us for who we truly are. It is a leap of faith, a surrendering of our defenses and our preconceived notions of self-protection. Love requires us to let go of our inhibitions and allow ourselves to be seen in all our imperfections and flaws. In opening ourselves up to love, we also open ourselves up to the possibility of pain and rejection. Love is a risky endeavor, fraught with uncertainty and the pote...
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