“At the core of our existence, we all experience the basic ache of feeling separate. We long to be united with someone or something outside of ourselves, so that we do not have to feel this ache so sharply. So when we finally find someone so close to, it may seen like a kind of salvation - no longer must we wander this lonely world all by ourselves. Yet in satisfying our urge to merge, it is too easy to become submerged in a relationship, waking up one day to realize what we have lost something essential - Ourself!”
