can be seeking his own advantage by enriching and heightening his own self with his partner’s intellectual and material goods. Then, one day, it becomes clear that love is dead. Covertly, he has always been looking after himself. That is why the simple warning signs (so often ignored) are set up along the paths of love: love makes us free if it is selfless, and it is selfless if is ready to sacrifice pleasure, advantage and independence for the sake of the beloved. And since no earthly love is initially perfect, it must go through these purifications. Moments and times must come when love is
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