"You came to me in pain and you taught me what is real
and what is on the other side of every pain.
You showed me love and the meaning of love
and the measure of all measures — you alone.
You pierced my whole being with an intensity of longing
and a consuming sorrow for the world's sufferings.
You broke me open, annihilated me
and made me your own.
You came to me and offered me everything,
and you filled me with everything, I had no self.
You gave me everything that is,
and there was nothing that is you did not give me.
You impressed into my soul a new truth
and you entrusted me with its care.
I've thrown myself upon your wisdom and guarded your solitude,
while I've squandered my youth and given away my aloneness.
I've been committed to you from the beginning
and I will do it over and again.
You have given me my whole life
and I can only give you everything in return."