i love you because i am.♥

“I love you,

Not only for what you are,

But for what I am

When I am with you.

I love you,

Not only for what

You have made of yourself,

But for what

You are making of me.

I love you

For the part of me

That you bring out;

I love you

For putting your hand

Into my heaped-up heart

And passing over

All the foolish, weak things

That you can’t help

Dimly seeing there,

And for drawing out

Into the light

All the beautiful belongings

That no one else had looked

Quite far enough to find.

I love you because you

Are helping me to make

Of the lumber of my life

Not a tavern

But a temple;

Out of the works

Of my every day

Not a reproach

But a song.

I love you

Because you have done

More than any creed

Could have done

To make me good

And more than any fate

Could have done

To make me happy.

You have done it

Without a touch,

Without a word,

Without a sign.

You have done it

By being yourself.

Perhaps that is what

Being a friend means,

After all.”

-Roy Croft

today was very special day for me and A. for we both have a lot to thank the Lord Jesus Christ as He showered us with so many blessings! :)

first i already completed and submitted my requirements to my "future" medschool and A's thesis defense was approved! yey for the Lord! for He is good!

we celebrated by eating our favorite food in the world, pizza!☺ we dined in Pizza Hut located at the newly opened wing of Glorietta, our usual go-to place. 

OUR MEAL:

-Caesar's Salad

-Chicken Tenders- these come with their special bbq sauce and fries

-3-Cheese Pizza

-a pitcher of House Blend Iced Tea

we really enjoyed the meal just because its pizza and each other's company.♥

another great thing that happened tonight was having a conversation with a very intellectual man whom we all consider as a father, for his insights were a compilation of very well pondered sense of reason and psyche. 

hearing him speak about his philosophy will just amaze you, fills you with wonder and awe. its just such a blessing to know him but more of such blessing hearing his catechism and lectures. 

he just told me a little while ago what saying i love you really supposed to mean. 

"I LOVE YOU BECAUSE I AM."

it can be summarized in the 1st paragraph of Ray Croft's quote. 

i am me when i am with you. i can be ME when i am with you.

YOU COMPLETE ME. 

a very beautiful though to reflect on. to evaluate oneself.

to think about how our relationships with other people are.

being affirmed or receiving affirmation from others is how to define your REAL being! you may say that nobody knows yourself but you alone however ask yourself if that is the true/real you? how do you know that your voice is real pleasant? or are you really that beautiful? 

you may know that you have a nice voice or pretty but is that the same way others think about you?

loving another person is simple as that you are being introduced to your real self. your TRUE self by that person you love. :') and you in turn is doing the same thing for him or for her.

touchingly beautiful!

these are just things that i had a very nice night to reflect upon on. just sharing these with you, dear visitors and readers!

*shine!