Detachment is the highest form of love. It asks nothing in return.
"For even as love crowns you so shall he
crucify you. Even as he is for your growth
so is he for your pruning....
But if in your fear you would seek only
love's peace and love's pleasure
Then it is better for you that you cover
your nakedness and pass out of love's
threshing floor,
Into the seasonless world where you
shall laugh, but not all of your laughter,
and weep, but not all of your tears...
Love gives naught but itself and takes
naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be
possessed.
For love is sufficient unto love..."
from "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran
Jim