I'm gonna miss "the guy."
I just got home from seeing Bill. Went to Lauren's. He's doing ok, I guess. He's not looking forward to leaving. Got about 24 hours now. So many are going to miss him so much.
I spent my time at Nolan looking for the very best and brightest people there. That's what I wanted to do, make friends with those people. Cliques, popularity, were all crap to me. I was me, and I wanted to find those who would accept me for who and what I am.
Nolan, fortunately, was a good place to find some of those people. I didn't get them all. I missed Lauren, for example. But I did find many, and I did find Bill.
He may very well be the best of them. Exceptional doesn't cut it. Outstanding... fairly amazing, still fall short. He's the most loyal, trustworthy, dependable person I know. He's amazingly intelligent, he's funny, he's deep, he is the kind of person that I want to count as a friend.
Fortunately, I can. Unfortunately, he's leaving.
Before he left, though, he had a few words of life advice. Through what he has seen in his life, he has learned that it is best, always, to give love to everyone. Whether it's easy or not, whether they really deserve it or not. "Just give love to all."
I wish more people understood that. I wish to God more people understood that. Life would be so much better if you could just count on everyone to treat everyone else with decency, respect, and love. Instead we all walk around watching our backs because we're so terribly afraid of getting stabbed in the back, literally or figuratively.
I count myself lucky to already understand the advice Bill gave today, but it's so good to hear a reminder of it. It's so easy to forget that sometimes, when everything looks bad, when it seems like everyone and everything is out to get you.
That advice must persevere. Give love first. Give love always. Sometimes you'll have your love and respect spit back in your face. Give it anyway. Give it anyway.
It's the best way to go through life, truly it is. I am lucky to have such a good friend who understands that. I will miss Bill dearly. I wish I had gotten closer with him earlier, but I count myself very lucky to have had the time that I did with him.
Thank God he got himself a livejournal. He is one of exactly nine people that I would like to have regular contact with throughout the rest of my life. I still owe him... heh... I owe him a lot. I hope he can say that I was as good a friend to him as he was to me, though I don't really see how that could be. I hope he knows... I hope you know Bill... that if there's ever anything I can do to make you smile, to make your transition into Annapolis a little easier on you, all you need do is ask. I'd be more than happy to do it.
That includes burning CDs by the way. All I need is a mailing addy. Keep in touch, my friend. Keep writing. If you ever need anything, I'm no further than a livejournal comment or an e-mail away.
Take care Bill. I'll miss you my friend.
I spent my time at Nolan looking for the very best and brightest people there. That's what I wanted to do, make friends with those people. Cliques, popularity, were all crap to me. I was me, and I wanted to find those who would accept me for who and what I am.
Nolan, fortunately, was a good place to find some of those people. I didn't get them all. I missed Lauren, for example. But I did find many, and I did find Bill.
He may very well be the best of them. Exceptional doesn't cut it. Outstanding... fairly amazing, still fall short. He's the most loyal, trustworthy, dependable person I know. He's amazingly intelligent, he's funny, he's deep, he is the kind of person that I want to count as a friend.
Fortunately, I can. Unfortunately, he's leaving.
Before he left, though, he had a few words of life advice. Through what he has seen in his life, he has learned that it is best, always, to give love to everyone. Whether it's easy or not, whether they really deserve it or not. "Just give love to all."
I wish more people understood that. I wish to God more people understood that. Life would be so much better if you could just count on everyone to treat everyone else with decency, respect, and love. Instead we all walk around watching our backs because we're so terribly afraid of getting stabbed in the back, literally or figuratively.
I count myself lucky to already understand the advice Bill gave today, but it's so good to hear a reminder of it. It's so easy to forget that sometimes, when everything looks bad, when it seems like everyone and everything is out to get you.
That advice must persevere. Give love first. Give love always. Sometimes you'll have your love and respect spit back in your face. Give it anyway. Give it anyway.
It's the best way to go through life, truly it is. I am lucky to have such a good friend who understands that. I will miss Bill dearly. I wish I had gotten closer with him earlier, but I count myself very lucky to have had the time that I did with him.
Thank God he got himself a livejournal. He is one of exactly nine people that I would like to have regular contact with throughout the rest of my life. I still owe him... heh... I owe him a lot. I hope he can say that I was as good a friend to him as he was to me, though I don't really see how that could be. I hope he knows... I hope you know Bill... that if there's ever anything I can do to make you smile, to make your transition into Annapolis a little easier on you, all you need do is ask. I'd be more than happy to do it.
That includes burning CDs by the way. All I need is a mailing addy. Keep in touch, my friend. Keep writing. If you ever need anything, I'm no further than a livejournal comment or an e-mail away.
Take care Bill. I'll miss you my friend.