Man wishes to be confirmed in his being by man, and wishes to have a presence in the being of the otherโฆ. Secretly and bashfully he watches for a YES which allows him to be and which can come to him only from one human person to another.
Martin BuberI think no human being can give more than this. Making life possible for the other, if only for a moment.
Martin BuberWhat is it that is eternal: the primal phenomenon, present in the here and now, of what we call revelation? It is man's emerging from the moment of the supreme encounter, being no longer the same as he was when entering into it.
Martin Buber