Be a Best Friend to yourself and to the ones you love!!
What I miss the most about my father's presence is our meaningful conversations. One day when I was just 17 was he talked to me about marriage. He told me: 'Sahar remember, if you and your husband can't be best of friends, you would never experience the kind of love you expect.' This statement stayed with me, but unfortunately I didn't have a chance to experience and fully understand it. Today as I watch many relationships, I finally understand what my father meant then. Most of us Love the other the way we have been conditioned to know love. We do things as a sign of love for our children, spouse, parents and all others as we want to be loved. Very few really care to know the other person well enough to identify his needs, his pain and conditioning. And unless we know ourselves well and are our own very best friend we can never hold a similar space for our loved ones. We won't be able to love and care as the other wishes to be ...