"It seems that perfection is reached not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
I first found this notable quote of Antoine de Saint Exupéry in Wind, Sand, and Stars(a wonderful book, that everyone should read at least once). When he said it, it was referring to aircraft, but I've since seen his words taken far out of context(the farthest being the favorite saying of a girl troubled with anorexia). I wonder if he ever imagined that people would take something so simple and repeat it with so many different meanings.
It has developed a meaning for me, as well. My beautiful boy and I have nothing left to take away-there's no trappings of a relationship, no one in our home to judge us. We're left with only the bare bones; we only have love left.
There are those who say that if someone loves you, they want to claim you. I used to feel that way, but he's taught me that love is a stronger glue. We love each other, we aren't going to seek anyone else.
There is nothing to take away; we are perfect.
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