Reading the news this morning and came across this article. Definitely worth the time to read it, she understands.
However, at the end - the statement that caring for others is an obligation? I agree it is an obligation because our Creator intends and actually requests that we care for each other. But IMO, someone receiving care / attention should never feel like they are a duty or obligation without any personal "love" behind it, whatever that love looks like. Even if the emotion is only love for another child of our God, the obligation part should never be the primary feeling.
And yes, I get the independent thing. We have been that way our entire marriage. Mostly out of necessity. It does seem to feel harder the older we get and the smaller our world is. When you're a fiercely independent person by nature, maintaining those fragile connections is harder and harder to do. Today's world / culture makes it difficult.
Mostly, though, I think this person has it right. We need each other, in our every day as well as in times of need. We all need someone, just once in a while, to focus on us - make us feel their love and concern, feel acknowledged and visible. That creates the desire to show the same to another person - a circle that grows and thrives because we are all helping each other find care and - dare I say it?- joy in seeing the happiness in another divine being.
I fear I'm not saying this just right. I guess bottom line: loneliness can occur anywhere, any time for most any one. We need each other. We need to reach out, we need to accept that reaching and we need hearts that hug.
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