Saturday, January 29, 2005
I wonder since when it is that we have become so caught up in our own lives that other people have become merely ornaments. How well do we really know those beside us, those that we are supposedly closest to, be it family or friends. How long has it been since you have a heart-to-heart talk with your parents, siblings or close friend to understand what they are thinking or what's happening in their world other than the part we see?
There are times I wish I could show concern and help, but I'm at a lost at how to approach it. Perhaps it's embarassment. Perhaps it's just laziness. Perhaps it's that we don't have the habit of chatting about 'deep' issues or perhaps it's that conversation normally brushes only the surface. Perhaps it's that I wouldn't know how to console or react, therefore I don't ask. But maybe, sometimes it's just good enough to provide a listening ear.