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Kayte, I think what you've said here about some people being destined to come into our lives for just a short time is so wise. I have a hard time letting go of people and animals, but you are right, the amount of time we spend together is not the important part of our associations. Sometimes the things we have to learn from each other can be accomplished, (or at least set in motion), in just the flicker of an eyelash. When I was a young girl I came across a woman in a drug store. I was looking at the products on the shelf when I noticed her collapsed on the floor sobbing. I wanted to reach out to her, put my hand on her shoulder, try and comfort her in some way. She was so distraught, so wrapped in her emotion that she didn't even notice me standing next to her. I hesitated and then walked away. That moment has always haunted me. I can't even remember what she looked like. I'll never know if I might have been able to ease her burden in some small way, but I resolved to never "walk away" again without at least trying to help. Sometimes we never know the ways in which we've changed people lives. That poor woman didn't even know I was there, but she changed my life. Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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