There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other.
~J. K. Rowling
Whether through something we've endured, a challenge met together, or a love shared, we find common bonds and develop friendships. Tribes help us honor what is lost or celebrate what has been gained; they help open our hearts and minds to multiple viewpoints. These groups can provide a sense of well-being as long as they remain inclusive, considerate and compassionate. Yet the Tornado pairing suggests that these priceless friendships can easily be destroyed. Past grievances, petty irritations, and unreasonable expectations can be just as destructive as the winds of this storm. These mindsets only destroy and never nourish or sustain.
Thoughts of “we” connect us, reminding us of our common humanity. Our individual sufferings are seen as being shared by others, and as being part of the difficulties we all have in being human. Our sufferings are not a sign of us being broken, but of us belonging to a greater whole. Our sufferings connect us with others, rather than pushing us into a sense of separateness.
—Bodhipaksa
I think the saddest tornado in modern life is the internet. Such close friendships formed and then they just disappear. Where did they go, was it something I said, something I did, is it just all internet ether?
ReplyDeleteNice to have an email address to ask what happened. But you're right, people seem to just disappear.
DeleteTexting is destroyer as well. The words are just not right without intonation and and direct contact.
ReplyDeleteIt is easy to take things the wrong way or misunderstand what someone said in a text.
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