I had a friend over last night. We stayed up until 4am talking. It was intense. I didn't think something like that was going to happen. I thought that it was going to be a quick thing. Eat some dinner, do some work together, then be done. Goodnights and people get to sleep.
Opposite. Well, not totally, we did have dinner. But no work was done. A lot of talking, a little bit of crying, and just a really good bonding experience. It was amazing the similarities of the situations we're both in. I feel like I've discovered a new friend that blossomed out of an acquaintance. We stayed up so late talking, and then divided my bed in two (not length wise, like straight down the middle so both of us had a full half) and lay down and kept talking in the dark for a while. I only got an hour of sleep, but... definitely worth losing some sleep over helping a friend with some difficult things.
It was good for me too, to see someone in an amazingly similar situation. We're both kinda dealing with it in our own way, giving each other ideas, talking and helping each other. Maybe by the end of the year I'll have another best friend. Or maybe this was a one time thing where they just needed to open it up to someone and I happened to be there. Either way, I'm happy. It's amazing what lies under the surface of people. You meet some really amazing people who look so strong and confident on the outside, but yet they're just as terrified of life as everyone else.
Now I just wish I knew how my other best friends were doing. I wish that they'd involve me more in their lives. But I suppose part of caring about people is letting them do their own thing when they need to.
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