To love and be loved

A lover asked his beloved, Do you love yourself more than you love us? The beloved replied, We have died to myself, and we live for you. We have disappeared from myself and our attributes. We are present only for you. We have forgotten all our learning, but from knowing you We have become a scholar. We have lost all our strength, but from your power We are able. If we love myself, We love you. If we love you, We love myself. – Rumi Happy Anniversary to our wonderful husband.

We love you more than life itself.