“You... could try a little longer and keep pursuing her. If she still doesn’t accept you after some time, then... I’d advise you to give up. She might never fall for you in this lifetime.”

She did not tell him to let go immediately. Instead, she encouraged him to persist a while longer.

Even though she loved him deeply and his pursuit of Sheila pained her, she still understood him, empathized with him, supported him, and encouraged him.

Was this what love meant?

As long as he believed it wou