Thursday, November 23, 2006
i feel somewhat refreshed. like walking through the park just after it rained; the skies seem almost clearer and the slightly cool air permeates with the after-rain scent. initially i thought i couldn't survive whatever happened a few weeks ago. to think i spent so long building the walls around me and that someone could simply walk in and break down the walls, leaving me empty and suddenly more alone than i have ever been. but those around me didn't let me seek solitude and comfort in wallowing. all they did and said was to forget about everything and move on. i was angry at first, at them, for being so harsh. but soon i learned, they just wanted me to grow stronger emotionally. so for the next few weeks, whenever i felt that emptying sadness seeping in, i looked the other way, i looked for the next nearest beautiful thing around me. through it all, i found beauty in the simplest things, even if i couldn't find it in myself.
"true friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it be lost" - Charles Caleb Colton
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