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The real lover looks at the world
from the privileged standpoint
accomplished after years of life,
the privileged standpoint of one who doesn't need the world.

The real lover has grown mature and independent
through all the things that make the others fall and cry.

The real lover knows that happiness must be taken
and that she doesn't come if you don't want her.

The real lover knows that everyone is important
and that no one is vital,
that everything is within reach
but nothing is missing,
that happiness must be taken today
and not tomorrow.

The real lover does not need anything from you
and because of this, you are surprised and fascinated;
the real lover has a lot to give you
because the real lover never needs or thinks of asking anything.

The real lover remembers, in a world where everybody has forgotten,
that growing up is a duty,
a duty that separates the ones who deserve happiness
from the ones who don't.

The real lover will always be able to pick up your pieces
when you fall and cry
because the real lover knows that we are alone in the end
and has learned alone to find the consolation that no one can give.

The real lover will touch your mind, your soul and your body
with equal grace and strength,
for these qualities appear
when one has repeated the same things over several lives.

The real lover is always rare
and, man or woman, is always what the world needs and wants.
The world always needs and wants
the real lover to show them how not to need and how not to want.

The real lover is what we become
when we start doing everything right,
when we stop waiting for someone to come and give us what we need,
when we start loving ourselves and trusting the fact
that any time, even now,
we can take the world
and make it ours.

If you meet a real lover,
watch and learn.

No one can teach you more about life.