Logged In and Engaged
Yesterday, I got an email from an old friend with an update on his life. I was so happy to hear from him that everything in his email seemed so touching- it was so pleasant to read. After I read it, I kept thinking about the things he had written in the email. Puzzling over some things I hadn't realized and understanding others by seeing them happen in my own life. The email was just one of those where you wish you lived closer so you could sit down over a leisurely cup of tea and hear more about a person's life and answer the questions about my own life better.
Email's neat paragraphs-for-breivity's-sake fly against my sensibilities. I have questions, I want to know, I like deeper knowledge. Engaging with people is where it is at for me. When I die, I will think of my most favorite moments being those where I am totally with people- enjoying watching their eyes while they talk, thinking about the things they say while also gazing beyond.
Anyways, in the end, the life update was just real. Part of it was happy and parts of it were sad. But I valued it because it was deeper than sharing only the exciting, good things and got at the questions of life that we all (or most of us have) but rarely put out there for only but our closest friends.
Near the end of the email my friend wrote:
"If you feel confident about yourself, take a moment to observe it and think about it and appreciate it. I hope it never abandons you...it's frustrating to try and get it back once you've lost it." A comment that made me feel sad for him, but one that also gave rise to an expectation that things would turn up for him-- Also a comment that had me thinking all last night about what I am thankful for. Good friends and communication where on that list.
Email's neat paragraphs-for-breivity's-sake fly against my sensibilities. I have questions, I want to know, I like deeper knowledge. Engaging with people is where it is at for me. When I die, I will think of my most favorite moments being those where I am totally with people- enjoying watching their eyes while they talk, thinking about the things they say while also gazing beyond.
Anyways, in the end, the life update was just real. Part of it was happy and parts of it were sad. But I valued it because it was deeper than sharing only the exciting, good things and got at the questions of life that we all (or most of us have) but rarely put out there for only but our closest friends.
Near the end of the email my friend wrote:
"If you feel confident about yourself, take a moment to observe it and think about it and appreciate it. I hope it never abandons you...it's frustrating to try and get it back once you've lost it." A comment that made me feel sad for him, but one that also gave rise to an expectation that things would turn up for him-- Also a comment that had me thinking all last night about what I am thankful for. Good friends and communication where on that list.
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