So when he needed to be petted and comforted, when he needed to be reassured that all his feelings of insecurity, his doubts and fears were baseless, he would come to me like a child, and I would transform myself into an all-giving, all-healing source of comfort. I said everything he needed to hear with single-minded devotion. Only at these times did I transform into something sublime, something bigger and better than him. I had stature, power and a sense of purpose.
