Posted by Bob on October 6, 1999, at 0:02:45
In reply to Re: WHY?, posted by Help on October 5, 1999, at 7:27:09
> May be. May be there is no reason great enough to justify the pain. May be there is no help. May be there is only all alone.
Why would you want to justify pain? There is no reason you were meant to be in pain. There is no reason you were meant to be alone. Why? You are not _meant_ to be either of those, that's why.
So stop trying to justify it.
Help starts with number one. If you're looking for a reason as to why pain is a just and proper burden for you to bear, then some small part of you, at the least, has accepted being a victim. Don't let your pain turn you into some helpless victim, passively accepting your "due". If you want help, then you have to grab it.
But you already know that ... you came to this board and spoke up, didn't you?
That is a good start. You came here and rather eloquently asked for help with a word and a nickname. So, what are you going to do next? Some of your friends here on this board have some good suggestions. Pick one and do it.
"Help" may be the best name for you. Maybe you meant it as a cry, but it is also your own answer. If alone is what you believe yourself to be, then you must be the Help you need.
We can offer advice and a sympathetic ear. We understand, maybe unlike anyone around you (or so you may believe), because we've been in the same dark place (and maybe not all that long ago).
But Help, you've gotta do the work for yourself.
No apologies, no surrender
Bob
"Every year it's the same
and I feel it again
I'm a loser, no chance to win.
Leaves caught falling
Comedown is calling
Lonliness starts sinking in
But I'm one
I am one
And I can see
that this is me
and I will be
You'll all see
I'm the one"
-- Pete Townsend
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