When it all comes crumbling down, who will pull you out of the rubble,
who will grab their shovel and dig, bandage your wounds when you're unable to lick them yourself?
When you go too far, who will come to find you again,
who will put their life on hold, answer the phone when you're alone and need someone at 3 a.m.?
How many wells have you let run dry &
when the drought comes, how many will you fall down looking for water?
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Standing While Falling
Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
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Well-wrought, Kay! True friendship is hard to come by. This is not a new observation. Aristotle taught that there were three types of friendship: people who enjoy the pleasure of each other's company, people who are useful to each other, and a third type, friends who only want the best for each other through thick and thin. He didn't think the first two types to be bad, and I don't either, but those types of friends don't usually stick around for the difficult stuff, whereas a true friend does. And sometimes, we will stick it out alone to spare a true friend the trouble, because just knowing that they would be there for us if we asked is enough. At least, such has been my experience.
This is bleakly beautiful! Well done!
Oh, this hits like a splash of truth in a parched desert! A beautifully raw reminder about giving, receiving, and keeping our wells full. Loved it!
whoa, so deep. I hope I never have a drought like this