OPEN LETTER TO YOU....WHO IS READING.
I chose to make sure that I patch up any blank spaces in my relationship with my friends until it fell on that one person that I needed to get my inspiration from, which takes me to the gist of today's little yet big indulgence.
Friendships have either made us on broken us regardless of the case they make up the greatest part of who we are. They help us go through the emotions of life and all that makes life what it is, is probably best lived out in the company of people we call friends.I was reading a book by William P Young that is titled The Shack and in more ways than one the subject of relationships,Love and living did not miss the pages of the book....It is true humanity can only live to its fullest in relationships and in love yet something about that truth still puzzles my mind to this day, not that I don't understand what it means but because we have made a great mess of these four words,friendships,relationships,love and living.
A story is told of a father that assaulted his two boys and his wife for many years until he killed one but even still he did not stop to question why,another is told of a friend that used all her time to belittle her friends in order for her to get the appraisal of being better.And me finally,I care too much but in the end I feel cheated for loving too much(am no saint though) and the story goes on,day after day something goes wrong in our relationships,the very true nature in which we are supposed to flourish to our greatest potential.
I took time to think through the why and the how of understanding our relationships and one thing came to my mind. "Reckless abandonment" to each other...the only reason why we fail each other is because we have our guard up and that makes us less likely to enjoy or even grow in our relationships...I know some one out there is a saying something like..what happens to trust? I also thought of the trust issues but don"t you think that our trust issues are a result of the guard we have put before our selves to label for others in bold signs that that is how far they can go in understanding and enjoying out existence?
Lately I have been putting aside most of my judgments about people and purposed to enjoy the moments we have together in total surrender to enjoying my time with them...and it paid off,I felt more happier and started to understand people a whole lot differently than before.There is more to the vulnerability we see in others and there is by far more to our friendships than we let ourselves see.To love others recklessly is to see the face of God,to understand him more than we have before.
So whether there is the bitter sweet feeling about friendships,relationships,love and living I have chosen to stick with love,to dare to see the good in others and to celebrate all my friend regardless and maybe, just maybe the world will be a better place after I have led the way.From everyone for himself to everyone for each other. It is not good for you to be alone any more than it is not for me....Go and make your friendships count.And live to the fullest of every relationship.
Your friend
Gloria.