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"To love another as a person we must begin by granting him his own
autonomy" Thomas Merton
"When we are another man's friend, let us accept his friendship and
enjoy it without trying to change it or him." Henri Nouwen
I would go so far as to say the autonomy is already there, even if we
don't have the eyes to see it, and it is arrogant to presume otherwise.
I would say to love another as a person we must allow for his autonomy.
Edie