"Him that I love, I wish to be free -- even from me." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
I really enjoy that quote. It sounds like an oxymoron but in reality it is not. You see, the most gracious form of love is without encumbrances to others. It does not require that someone or something belong to you. Love is a selfless feeling of compassion and caring. Or as Webster defines it: love is an unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another. So when Anne wishes her love to be free, including being free from her, she is saying that her love transcends her desire for this man to be "hers", to be duty bound to her wishes, her desires and her beliefs. She loves him unconditionally. And that is what unconditional love means - to allow your love to be free.
Some people confuse lust, passion, desire, etc. for love. They are not love, although love can be in the midst of those feelings. Love is an unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another.
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