As Im watching Avatar with my friend Michael Fioramonti, I started to feel depressed because I began to feel lonely. The kind of lonely like when you were a kid at a slumber party and cried because you missed your family and wanted to go home. I kept saying Arturo you are spending quality time with a good friend, a brother in Christ. It is childish to be feeling sad. Next I saw my friend living with a disability like me except he was sitting in a wheelchair, and has trouble using his hands, feet, and walking. I couldnt help thinking about the hard times hes had in and out of hospitals, been abused by staff at a facility for mental patients where he didnt belong, for years, and has been rejected by his family. He is by far dealing and coping with loneliness, and everything like me, although he never speaks of it. I am the most depressed person I know as far as voicing it goes. God puts people in our lives because we are family, all children of The Lord, whether we know it or not, we are all made in his own image and in his likeness. We are from God, he is in us. We are Gods plan, and are placed to fulfill our destiny by cherishing all of His teachings in Love through Christ Jesus. If I didnt have good friends like Mike, my life would not be complete because I would fail to understand all of my blessings, not fully tho...because we only know what what we think we know, the more we say we know the more stupid we appear when trying to prove our knowledge because in the end its all about what we perceive to be the truth, and that comes down to faith; and everyones faith or understanding is different based on their relationship with God. Earlier I had confessed to my friend Evan that I was so happy to have her in my life because she does the best to understand and love me, to support me, lend a listening ear, and give me support when I get down. Truth be told Im a handful, and can bring down a mountain when I get sad. Evan chooses to be my friend even though. So in retrospect, a thought which took a few short seconds turns into a long post about personal tribulation, friendship, and love. In all this so far I have spoken a lot about what is obvious to many of us already, there is never a need to remain desolate in our despair, because that causes anxiety that medications dont cure, The Lord is our stronghold, our rock. Lesson learned is to learn first we must listen, and the best way to listen is to know The Lord. It allows us to set aside our worries, and let Him carry them for us and lighten our load. He sets our path straight and gives us the choice on how to walk it, the more we live by his word, the more Holy we become because we purify ourselves. We become more pure; and by doing so we become like in his image, strong, humble, patient, kind, loving, and like a light to the world. Someone that would sacrifice his life for others, in the sense that sacrifice is a part of life because if not wed all be selfish, and the world would be all greed. So we must be thankful for every moment, every breadth, every interaction with anyone, because our time here is short, and if we arent true in our relationships whether with a friend, stranger, or family then we are missing the point. Not to say I didnt want to spend time with a good friend, more so not living the moment to the fullest because I was thinking about being on a yacht with my pretend wife and kids. It would be beautiful to live in a world were we all understood the message in the Gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. We would be closer to paradise.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 05:23:38 +0000
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