OCTOBER 30
Without friends the world is but a wilderness...There is no
man that imparteth his joys to his friends, but he joyeth the
more; and no man that imparteth griefs to his friends, but
he grieveth the less.
—FRANCIS BACONWe know this, but sometimes we have to make the effort to
prove it to ourselves once again.
Maybe we just don’t feel like seeing anyone, not even a
friend. Or if we do, maybe we don’t want to impose on the
friend by going on and on about how terrible this loss is. Or
we may not want, just then, to reopen ourselves to this sor-
row.
All of these moods are legitimate and we need to honor
them. Not all times are appropriate for sharing our grief.
But sometimes with friends, we do take the risk of sharing.
Yes, we may cry, and feel the pain of reentering that sorrow,
but the fact that we do means there is sorrow there we need
to release. And to whom better than to a trusted friend? We
will feel more at peace for having done so.
I will trust my friends to hear me in love and understanding.