Don't forget.

Have you ever missed something so much that you don't even know how much you miss it? Do you ever wonder why people who have suffered greatly are able to be so seemingly detached? I think that the reason that outsiders are confused by this detachment is because they can let themselves be touched by your pain. They can feel it for themselves when they are with you. They let their emotions run when their hearts are briefly touched by compassion. The pain of the sufferer is not merely touching their hearts, it is surrounding them. The heart is sunk, not just stepping lightly in a puddle. They must live with this condition every day. Is the detachment really a detachment then or an acceptance of the inevitable? That's just the way it is. I suppose the key is not to become numb and not to escape it. Avoiding the temptation of escape is really hard though. It is much, much easier to just put a filter on your brain and only let the good stuff come in. Just keep the bad stuff on a back burner.

I want to enjoy every minute of my life that I have been given. I don't think "enjoy" means always be happy either. I want to realize the richness and love it. I wish though that there had been more chances.

"This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved." -Held
Love is the sacred in life. We must cherish love, it connects us to the divine.