In a sense, "keeping" also means love. When you fall in love with someone, but you can't be with him, you will have the idea of silently praying for his blessing, hoping that he will be happy forever, and you will be really happy when you see his happiness. This behavior is guardianship.
Guardianship is not limited to love, its object can be important people or things or some abstract feelings and memories.
Guard's famous saying: 1. If you have a dream, you should protect it. -chris gardner; 2. A bosom friend is the patron saint of social order, which is inspired by individuals for self-protection. Maugham