For Meredith. Wherever The Heck You Are.
During the periodic cleanings of my apartment, I’ll inevitably come across notes, cards, and photos from old friends. Today, during my spring-cleaning blitz, I found a CD case.
“Wait a second, wait a second! Let me get this straight, you and mom actually played music and stored things on… disks? HAHAHAHAHAHA!” – my future children
Out of sheer curiosity, I stuck my hand in the back pocket of the case and came out with an envelope with a card in it. It was written by a particularly mysterious friend of mine while we were studing in Cairo. In the era of Facebook, Gmail, and the all-together mind blowing human connections I’ve found myself having lately, I’m not exactly sure how she disappeared herself. I know she was interested in a job with intelligence, either FBI or CIA, but that is all speculation, though I must admit, it adds some exciting drama to this otherwise run-of-the mill blog post, and it makes me want to type things like
plot thickens. or dun dun DUN!
So, I fished out the card. She wanted to share with me a journal entry of hers, dated 7-20-2001. I hope she doesn’t mind that I am sharing it with you. It is a lovely thought:
“Be strong everyday. Try to stop and think at all the difficult points/steps because they all matter, even the small ones. And if you can remember to be strong, compassionate, and do the right thing— remembering what is truly important— then hopefully it will come naturally when the big stuff hits. Try to remind yourself daily that you are never alone, that God is watching & that is not a scary thing, it is a blessing and we are all going to be okay. Great things, great love is waiting in God’s plan for the future… and there is great joy/happiness buried somewhere every day if you keep your eyes open and your heart/mind clear of distractions. Don’t stop giving because returns don’t matter. To give is never fruitless, just try to start giving without ever expecting a return (I must do this in front of my children so it comes naturally to them). Try to recognize when selfishness is clouding your vision, and push it away so you can admit your mistakes and learn from them.” – Tovah
The great part about this is not just this journal entry, but her thoughts afterwards. She reiterated that this was a moment of spiritual clarity, something that she’d probably forget. Because that is what human beings do. Forget.
Thanks for the note, Meredith.
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adnan. at 28 April 08 :: #
“Don’t stop giving because returns don’t matter. To give is never fruitless, just try to start giving without ever expecting a return”
beautiful.