“Love is patient, Love is kind,
It does not envy, it does not boast,
It is not proud, It is not rude,
It is not self-seeking,
It is not easily angered,
It keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil,
but rejoices with the truth.

Love always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.

Love bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never ends.�

Corinthians 13 : 4 - 8

Patience. That was a necessity. I recalled how long it took for my father to finally admit the truth to himself and me. I was so relieved and happy when he did at last. Casimir was still learning and growing, and he wasn’t perfect. But I reckoned that people like him were well worth waiting for. McKenna’s parents had gotten a divorce, and things hadn’t worked out. There would always be a risk to anything important or worthwhile, such as love.