| i feel like i'm just starting to learn about friendship, simply i've never thought about what it takes to be a good friend to someone else. i've always thought of myself as a loner or a hermit and let others come to me whenever they wanted to reach out to me. and then, of course, got really lonely whenever those people stopped reaching out. my lack of initiative had never occured to me. but of course! maybe i myself can break this cycle of self-pity and loneliness and bitter envy of others who were more social and friendly by being those things myself.
it's simple. put yourself out there.
but here's the clincher: do it not to gain anything yourself but to see what others may need. others who are in need of friendship or someone to talk to or something to talk about. others who need to be asked how they're doing.
i feel like this new way of channeling my energies into something that is so meaningful and fulfilling will bring so much beauty and hope into my life. doing life for the lives of others.
what purpose when i thought my loneliness could serve none. let love be my only aim.
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| "why, Lord?" .....Because I love you. |
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