You and I

We meet as strangers,

Each carrying a mystery within us.

I cannot say who you are,

I may never know you completely.

But I trust that you are a person

In your own right,

Possessed of a beauty and value

That are the Earth’s richest treasures.

So I make this promise to you:

I will hold open a space for you in the world,

And defend your right to fill it

With an authentic vocation.

For as long as your search takes,

You have my loyalty.

(Author Unknown)