Two differently patterned floral paper halves form a heart joined by a thin golden thread on cream ground.

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John Beckwith

True love is your soul's recognition of its counterpoint in another.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Love is described as a kind of recognition, with the soul spotting its counterpoint in someone else. A counterpoint isn't a copy, it's a different line that fits alongside. So the quote pictures love as two distinct parts making one harmony.

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