Unrequited Love

Thinking about someone can fill your whole day, and yet they don't seem to look your way. Maybe you want to tell them how you feel, but you're afraid of losing what you already have. Caring for someone quietly, without knowing if it will ever be returned, can be one of the loneliest kinds of ache. Zen offers a gentle way of looking at this. When your mind keeps racing ahead to what they might be thinking or what might never happen, you might try coming back, just for a breath, to this moment. Whatever the outcome, being able to care for someone this deeply says something tender about you. And feelings, like everything else, keep changing; the weight you carry today won't stay exactly the same forever. On this page, you'll find questions from people facing the same quiet longing, along with the answers HOTOKE AI has offered them.