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I don't want to... I want to...

Machine translation.

I don't want to know what you do for a living.
I want to know what you are passionate about and whether you have the courage to make your dreams come true.

I don't want to know how old you are.
I want to know if you can risk everything for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of life.

I don't want to know what sign you were born under.
I want to know whether life's trials have opened your heart, or whether, on the contrary, they have closed it.

I don't want to know whether you're telling the truth or not.
I want to know if you can bear the weight of an accusation without betraying your soul, if you are faithful, and if I can thus place my trust in you.

I don't want to know where you live or how much money you earn.
I want to know if you can get back up after having known despair and if, sore and hurt to the bone, you can still help your children.

I don't want to know who you are or where you come from.
I want to know if you can stand in the middle of the fire without flinching.

I do not want to know what you are studying.
I want to know what allowed you to keep going when things were going badly.
I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you enjoy your own company in moments of solitude.

According to Oriah Mountain Dreamer, a Native American

That quote is really very beautiful.

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