a mind set is a heart beat

Oct 25, 2003 11:52

what does it mean when you talk to friends or read their writing and you relate to everything they're feeling because you've already been there? - are you just farther along than they are on some grand path of life? - is there anything you can say or do to influence their thinking and decisions? - in a good way of course - or is it inevitable that they have to experience it on their own? - i know that it is possible to have experiences (negative ones for example) - suffer through them - learn from them - and then say im a different person - a better, more mature person who wont make that mistake or have that expeience again - and then you do - and you think wait thats not supposed to happen - i already conquered that - whats going on? for me i know that i am passed that point - i actually have conquered most aspects of my life and dont suffer through anymore down times - unless i forget my covictions - so knowing what i know about myself i ask again, is there anything I can say or do to influence their thinking and decisions? - in a good way of course - but "if they dont believe me now will they ever believe me?" - i dont know - i guess i can try to be that figure, that friend, who just seems to know - who has been there and done that - who can be confident and supportive - but its hard to be that person when you live so far from many of your friends - when you only have minimal contact with them through lame mediums like email, livejournal, and the slow and unsteady postal service - none of which they respond to anyway - but the truth is every once in a while a friend whose feeling down would be better off with a punch in the face than some kind words to snap them out of it - and only a true friend knows when to deliver that punch - if any of my friends punched me square in the jaw - i would be greatful because i know i would have deserved it
when we meet in a couple weeks to celebrate the glorious landing at plymouth rock
"you wear a dress and i'll wear a tie"
see you then my friends

peace
yours truly
T 'S-L' McGone
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