The sutras remind us that love has a deceptive shadow in greed, which can mask itself as care but is rooted in personal gain. On another level, loving-kindness meets its adversary in ill will, the wish for harm toward others as if it could somehow protect us. The remedy begins with the simple act of moving closer and making space for others in our hearts. With patience, we start to recognize that their struggles and hopes mirror our own. That recognition dissolves division, revealing how deeply