( my tribute to an exceptional friendship )
I never wanted to let go of that place I called Home... You see, Home was not a place on a map, but it was in the meeting of two hearts mature with compassion. A friendship, far beyond its common definition. A connection that has led me to the comprehension of matters far beyond the world. A state of unconditional Presence, one that knew all of my light as well as all of my dark, a soul that chose to love me despite all of my weaknesses and helped me grow.
It was never what you said, It was what you didn't. I would project all of my fears and anxieties on you, and like a mirror, you helped me see them from afar.
You provided the best perspective, outside of myself, in the purpose of understanding my own little monsters and learning how to tame them.
Our souls have held each others hands in the jump towards faith... 1... 2... 3... That's It ! we Landed !
But, and just as we did, it was Time to separate...
You wanted to leave, you said that you had a new path calling you, a new home to find... You told me that you were grateful I was there through the jump, that you couldn't have possibly done it without me...
I had to respect it. I had to accept it. I had No choice.
Because you see my dear, in all of what we had, it was freedom that we cherished most.
At first I was petrified of letting you go, I was invaded by sadness to the thought of leaving what I have come to call "Home". It drowned me in deep sorrow, and I was now Homeless...
though one day, when I looked around, I noticed that the power I had, the one that you gave me, was not gone with you. It was on the contrary growing bigger. And there I understood, what I would have never found out if you were still with me : the purpose was not to have you in my life. the purpose was to grow, THROUGH your presence, to meet what is greater than you and I... to meet LOVE.
And I will call this love "GOD".
Gibran Khalil Gibran's the prophet talks about this separation : "When you part from your friend, you grieve not;
For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence ."
Yes, now it is clear for me. it is clear how you came into my life at the right moment and left just at the right time.
And now, as I start anew, I work everyday on getting a little less homesick for you.
and everyday, I just get a lot more grateful to have had you in my life.
we are always together in thought and in heart, because today we both have FAITH, something we learned from each other. On this new path, I seek everyday for places to find love in, places where God is present. I even learned that sometimes I have to invite him in, to show other people what Home is.
And when someday, we sit together again, we will cry out of Joy, for we will share memories of all the places we once called "Home".
“It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards, even unto our names.” - Yann Martel, Life of Pi
It was never what you said, It was what you didn't. I would project all of my fears and anxieties on you, and like a mirror, you helped me see them from afar.
You provided the best perspective, outside of myself, in the purpose of understanding my own little monsters and learning how to tame them.
Our souls have held each others hands in the jump towards faith... 1... 2... 3... That's It ! we Landed !
But, and just as we did, it was Time to separate...
You wanted to leave, you said that you had a new path calling you, a new home to find... You told me that you were grateful I was there through the jump, that you couldn't have possibly done it without me...
I had to respect it. I had to accept it. I had No choice.
Because you see my dear, in all of what we had, it was freedom that we cherished most.
At first I was petrified of letting you go, I was invaded by sadness to the thought of leaving what I have come to call "Home". It drowned me in deep sorrow, and I was now Homeless...
though one day, when I looked around, I noticed that the power I had, the one that you gave me, was not gone with you. It was on the contrary growing bigger. And there I understood, what I would have never found out if you were still with me : the purpose was not to have you in my life. the purpose was to grow, THROUGH your presence, to meet what is greater than you and I... to meet LOVE.
And I will call this love "GOD".
Gibran Khalil Gibran's the prophet talks about this separation : "When you part from your friend, you grieve not;
For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence ."
Yes, now it is clear for me. it is clear how you came into my life at the right moment and left just at the right time.
And now, as I start anew, I work everyday on getting a little less homesick for you.
and everyday, I just get a lot more grateful to have had you in my life.
we are always together in thought and in heart, because today we both have FAITH, something we learned from each other. On this new path, I seek everyday for places to find love in, places where God is present. I even learned that sometimes I have to invite him in, to show other people what Home is.
And when someday, we sit together again, we will cry out of Joy, for we will share memories of all the places we once called "Home".
“It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards, even unto our names.” - Yann Martel, Life of Pi