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Soul Mate

I have been considering the idea of "soul mate," and I have decided, for now, that a soul mate may not be the person you see every day or the person you spend your life with or marry. And a person can have more than one soul mate in a lifetime. They come and go but remain always a part of you. The idea of a soul mate does not seem to be about compatability or who you get along with or with whom you can spend your days. Instead, it seems to be more about who understands you better than anyone else. And you understand them in return and accept them for the person they are. A soul mate is a person who sees right through you, gets you, sees you and recognizes your value more than you are able to recognize it yourself. Just to have met them and know they exist is enough.