I am truly free when I can finally grant everyone on earth the freedom to respond to me however they must (and it is a must: no one can do anything but what they think and believe they must do).
When I can be completely at peace with any possible response, when I can be totally in love with the person in front of me and feel no need for them to do ANYTHING but what they do (because whatever is, is what I want), I will be completely free.
Often I find that I can’t, and that’s fine too. But let’s be clear: that is why I am not free.