The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.

She needed him and he was present.

All she had to do was say that she was hungry and he immediately went to the fridge and asked her what sounded good; she was exhausted and proceeded up the stairs as he prepared her a bagel and a fried egg, that his mother has apparently never taught him to make. But he did it anyway.

Not too long after, I found them sitting on their bedroom floor, facing each other, her legs crossed, balled up and inward; him relaxed, with his legs surrounding her like a shield or maybe a comforting blanket, holding hands, communicating, listening and pouring, simultaneously flowing.

I sat as an observer, mesmerized.

Moments later, as we were busy again , he casually got up, heated up a cup of steaming hot tea and headed back up the stairs.

It suddenly hit me.

There are no fairy tales.

There is only love.

This is love.

To be seen and loved when the pain is too much.

It is only in these moments that love is bonded and formed deeper.

Showing up matters. And it matters most for us, because we were created for this.

May we all set aside our frivolous needs, use our gifts in the people’s lives that matter and know that we will never run out of reserves when doing so, in fact, we will be more filled than we ever imagined!

#love #present #serving #seen