"You have to live together, not in each other and not next to each other. A relationship cannot give more than to help both the woman and the man to develop their hidden potential, to be more and more authentic and more distinctly themselves. This is the true meaning of the coexistence of two sovereign people. "I" cannot dissolve in the experience of "We". But these two selves cannot become so distant from each other that the relationship turns into a couple's solitude. The lives of two free people are thoughts and experiences; it is united by the sharing of joys and pains. But the sharing should also be done in moderation. Every person has the right to keep a small chamber in his soul for himself. It's just his. The door of this one does not need to be opened.
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You have to live together, not in each other and not next to each other. A relationship cannot give more than to help both the woman and the man to develop their hidden potential, to be more and more authentic and more distinctly themselves. This is the true meaning of the coexistence of two sovereign people. "I" cannot dissolve in the experience of "We". But these two selves cannot become so distant from each other that the relationship turns into a couple's solitude. The lives of two free people are thoughts and experiences; it is united by the sharing of joys and pains. But the sharing should also be done in moderation. Every person has the right to keep a small chamber in his soul for himself. It's just his. The door of this one does not need to be opened.
""Együtt kell élni, nem egymásban és nem egymás mellett. Egy kapcsolat nem adhat többet annál, mint hogy a nőt és a férfit egyaránt hozzásegíti rejtett lehetőségeinek kibontakozásához, ahhoz, hogy egyre inkább hiteles, egyre markánsabban önmaga legyen. Két szuverén-ember együttélésének ez az igazi értelme. Az "Én" nem oldódhat fel a "Mi" élményében. De ez a két Én nem is távolodhat el egymástól annyira, hogy a kapcsolat páros magánnyá változzon. Két szabad ember életét gondolatok, élmények; örömök és kínlódások megosztása ötvözi össze. De a megosztás is mérték szerint történjen. Minden embernek joga van ahhoz, hogy lelkében egy kis kamrát megtartson önmagának. Ez csak az övé. Ennek az ajtaját nem kell kinyitni."