I don’t care about what you do for a living.
I want to know what you love most, what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.
I don’t care how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love,
for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.
I don’t care what your sign is.
I want to know if you have touched the center of your sorrow,
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals or
if you have become hard and closed from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can tolerate pain, mine or your own,
without trying to hide it or change it or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own;
If you