He waited through one lifetime after another, so crazed by his longing that he was willing to give up a lifetime of cultivation just for the chance to meet her.
He was shaken by her.
She learned to live with her shortcomings because of him.
In the end, all they wanted was to make each other whole.
They say love is the hardest trial to overcome. He didn’t care about that; what he cared about was what love actually felt like. They say spiritual awareness is hard to cultivate. She didn’t care; all she cared about was when she would see her beautiful man again.
He held a thread of love in his hand and gave up a lifetime of cultivation, asking only to share a love with her.