tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782184634222543092.post3207876387240089807..comments2023-07-05T02:59:08.938-07:00Comments on Sincerely: I built these walls, come get to me...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782184634222543092.post-531953122823290472007-09-07T16:34:00.000-07:002007-09-07T16:34:00.000-07:00You know, I kind of...I struggle with something si...You know, I kind of...I struggle with something similar, but in theory (and increasingly in reality) I'm holding a position that works into my anti-cynical philosophy; that while I find it basically impossible to trust anyone completely, that bypassing my natural distrust to force myself to trust them beyond where I'm comfortable, because there is no way to keep from getting hurt badly by the people we love and trust the most. It simply happens, and we'll never be able to escape the need for fellowship, and making the intellectual decision to risk whatever there is I have because if I try not to risk it, I'll get hurt anyway, without the benefit of friends, so it's more worth my time to just swallow hard and smile.<br><br>I'm far more afraid of hurting people, myself. I know that people will hurt me, and it's happened before, and it's survivable, but I hate to know that I'm a part of why people find it so hard to trust each other. *sigh*<br><br>You don't have to get over the things you're afraid of, I don't think, so much as you need to simply force yourself to do what needs done, when it needs to be.<br><br>Oh, wow. Yeah, that sucks. I am praying for Andy. Football, despite being about as much fun as you can have on a fall afternoon, really is a pretty ludicrous sport. *chuckle* My friend Patrick broke his arm in practice earlier this month. MAYBE SOMEDAY IN THE MISTY FUTURE, ANDY AND PATRICK WILL BE RETIRED NFL STARS WHO WILL BE INDUCTED TOGETHER INTO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME, AND ALL THEIR FRIENDS WILL GET TO GO TO A FANCY RECEPTION AFTERWARDS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com