“Unconditional love - the key here is that we label all kinds of love unconditional, and in some sense it is. The love most parents feel for their infant children, the love that is possible between teacher and students, friends and lovers - - - no expectations, no judgment.

But the purest unconditional love, is the love that survives the judgment and lashing out or insensitivity of another, without giving back the same - the love that sends only love and understanding in return - the love that absorbs the pain but is not swallowed up by it
- the love that transforms that pain into a light that shines on the other's soul, giving clarity and insight amidst the storm - thus freeing the other to love in return –”
-  Mary Kate Bethany "To Dance at All"