The Note

What do you do when you get a cry for help from someone who never seemed to care about you? And how do you know it's really a cry for help and not just another attempt to get your attention? How do you know it's not a another "Wolf!" with nothing but sheep around?

I don't like cutting off relationships with people. And I don't if I can avoid it. But when you realize that someone couldn't care less about you- you make that hard decision. Only by the time you realize it, it's not that hard. Relationships with people are the most important things in life. Family, friends, and lovers. If you live your life simply for yourself, it will be a miserable one. Many people make the mistake of looking out only for themselves: "I can't count on anyone but myself." While there may be some truth in that, there is a lot of fallicy in it as well. If you can't or won't count on anyone else, then it's best to simply be prepared to be alone forever. Really and truly alone.

So, when I got this letter, I wanted to reach out. I still do. But I wonder if it was written to have me reach out. But then I realize that it doesn't matter. If I am to trust people, I must be willing to forgive. I must be willing to set aside anger, fear, distrust, and a bitter taste to see that someone else might need me to simply recognize their place in this world, albeit small and seemingly insignificant, as something worthy of notice. Who knows if their motives are honest. We will find out in the end. If they are, we will have connected for a brief moment, recognizing and noting each other's place in time. If not, they will lose yet another piece of a tiny soul whimpering to be set free, to be whole again, but being ignored. So we will reach....