My Name Is Anton

by Catherine Ryan Hyde

So I loved him enough to stand out of his way. I let him make a decision to go forward to a future that did not include me. Because I loved him that much.”

Love, to be true love, is unselfish love. This thought changed Anton and became his life “verse.”

Getting hurt on the outside is nothing. It heals. It takes care of itself, no matter what. Just all on its own and really dependably like that. It’s those inside hurts you have to watch out for.”

The hidden hurts are harder to diagnose, harder to heal, and easier to cause.