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hummingwolf) wrote2002-02-27 09:05 am
hummingwolf) wrote2002-02-27 09:05 am
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To whom it may concern:
You have been going through a difficult time. Life has not been easy for you during this (choose one: A. week, B. month, C. year, D. decade, E. incarnation). You've suffered more loss than you ever thought you could survive. Stress has made you want to do some bizarre thing like (choose one: A. tear out all your hair, B. eat chocolate ice cream until you explode, C. lie down and die, D. kill everyone who put you through this, E. run for political office). I know you're feeling crazy right now. I just wanted to let you know that I'm here to listen when you need to talk, and that I'm thinking of you even when there is nothing to say.
I admire your courage. I admire your strength. I know you (choose one: A. feel, B. have felt but no longer feel) as if you were the biggest coward on Earth, but that was never true. Though I have known you only (choose one: A. a few weeks, B. a few months, C. two years, D. two decades), I have seen that you are stronger than you know. You may not believe me, but that you have survived this long is evidence enough of your strength and your courage. I've watched other people destroy themselves because they could not bear to live through the kinds of things you've been through, watched them try to suck the life and love out of others so that they would not be empty alone. You're still here, and you're still loved.
You feel your life is incomplete. You don't think you can live a full life until you (choose as many as apply: A. find your son again, B. hold your daughter again, C. find your One True Love, D. go to New York, E. get a job your mother can be proud of, F. obtain perfect health, G. make a string of hit movies, H. write the perfect poem, I. finish college, J. attain Buddhahood, K. other). I pray that you find whatever it is you feel you lack. I pray even more that you will see you are admirable now, lovable now, and already holding the keys to the rich, full life you're yearning for.
You're feeling broken inside, I know. But when you thought nobody could see you, I saw those shattered bits of your soul catch the light and send it back to a darkened world as a myriad of rainbows. You are beautiful.
I admire your courage. I admire your strength. I know you (choose one: A. feel, B. have felt but no longer feel) as if you were the biggest coward on Earth, but that was never true. Though I have known you only (choose one: A. a few weeks, B. a few months, C. two years, D. two decades), I have seen that you are stronger than you know. You may not believe me, but that you have survived this long is evidence enough of your strength and your courage. I've watched other people destroy themselves because they could not bear to live through the kinds of things you've been through, watched them try to suck the life and love out of others so that they would not be empty alone. You're still here, and you're still loved.
You feel your life is incomplete. You don't think you can live a full life until you (choose as many as apply: A. find your son again, B. hold your daughter again, C. find your One True Love, D. go to New York, E. get a job your mother can be proud of, F. obtain perfect health, G. make a string of hit movies, H. write the perfect poem, I. finish college, J. attain Buddhahood, K. other). I pray that you find whatever it is you feel you lack. I pray even more that you will see you are admirable now, lovable now, and already holding the keys to the rich, full life you're yearning for.
You're feeling broken inside, I know. But when you thought nobody could see you, I saw those shattered bits of your soul catch the light and send it back to a darkened world as a myriad of rainbows. You are beautiful.
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I mean... most heartfelt form letter ever? Damning with faint praise!
By the way, I found your journal because I was extremely surprised that every single interest I listed got a hit, it looks like we have a love for Sheila Chandra's music in common :)
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Strange as it may seem, I meant every word. When I woke up that morning, I was thinking of several friends of mine, all in rather different situations but having difficult days/weeks/years/decades lately. Since the things I wanted to say to them overlapped a bit, and since I don't think like a normal human being, the thought of creating a heartfelt form letter seemed perfect. I like incongruity--like, for instance, Sheila Chandra singing "Dhyana and Donologue" using Islamic vocal techniques. :-)