Is it a cop-out to want this? After all, did I love this passage from John because my mom loves it, or because it is beautiful, or because it is true? Are these necessarily exclusive? Is it not okay to love something all the more because someone I love, loves it? And that someone also loves me? And ultimately, does any of this make it any less true? I was not so sure anymore. The push and pull in my heart certainly kept me on my toes.
