1 So I decided that my next visit to you would not be another visit to make you sad.
2 If I make you sad, who will make me happy? Only you can make me happy—you whom I made sad.
3 I wrote you a letter for this reason: that when I came to you I would not be made sad by the people who should make me happy. I felt sure of all of you. I felt sure that you would share my joy.
4 When I wrote to you before, I was very troubled and unhappy in my heart. I wrote with many tears. I did not write to make you sad, but to let you know how much I love you.