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To be loved but not known
is comforting but superficial.
To be known and not loved is our greatest fear.
But to be fully known and truly loved is,
well, a lot like being loved by God.
It is what we need more than anything.
It liberates us from pretense,
humbles us out of our self-righteousness,
and fortifies us for any difficulty life
can throw at us.
沒有被認識暸解、而被愛，是很舒適，
但那只是膚淺表面的愛；
被認識暸解、而不被愛，是我們最大的恐懼。
但被充分認識暸解之後、還真誠的被愛，
那就像是被神所愛。
其實這樣的愛是我們最需要的，
因這樣的愛會使我們從『假裝』中得自由，
從『自義』中得謙卑，
並能使我們禁得起任何生命中的難處。
— by Timothy Keller
from his book 『 The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God』
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