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How to carry hope to others in need of it?
6 years ago
That is what I wonder.
I have a story relating this question of mine. Few years ago I was very much depressed. To a level that I was at verge to end my life in matter or hours.
It didn't happen because message from old friend. One with possible even more rough times than I had. Message was nothing about me, it was just a simple "hello", announcement that she is there. And that alone filled my heart. I had shared much with her and we are much a like, and very much not a like each others. But we get along really well, when we do. That is infrequent and perhaps reason why it always felt so fresh to be contacted by her.
Now she has very, very rough times in her life. She has not contacted me for over an year, and I don't know why. I suspect many things. Such as... that I am no longer worth of her time and so.
Yet here I wonder. Not only cause of her, but cause of so many of you out there with similar times and feelings.
How to carry hope to those in need of it.
Sincerely ~ Lumi
I have a story relating this question of mine. Few years ago I was very much depressed. To a level that I was at verge to end my life in matter or hours.
It didn't happen because message from old friend. One with possible even more rough times than I had. Message was nothing about me, it was just a simple "hello", announcement that she is there. And that alone filled my heart. I had shared much with her and we are much a like, and very much not a like each others. But we get along really well, when we do. That is infrequent and perhaps reason why it always felt so fresh to be contacted by her.
Now she has very, very rough times in her life. She has not contacted me for over an year, and I don't know why. I suspect many things. Such as... that I am no longer worth of her time and so.
Yet here I wonder. Not only cause of her, but cause of so many of you out there with similar times and feelings.
How to carry hope to those in need of it.
Sincerely ~ Lumi
Like, you nor me, we cannot affect our friends situations at their lives... only things we can truly do is as you said. To listen to understand.
And to reply by reflecting what they said and rephrasing that. https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7.....s/habit-5.html
Another thing that comes to my mind... is to be there. To just say "hi" as my friend did to me back then. To let them know that they are not alone. Sometimes that is far more significant than we might think it to be.
Last but not least would be... to somehow be able to point out best in them. To show them what they are able to do. To somehow inspire them for positive change.