Late night derailment

My train of thought is all over the place tonight...

"It is true we can seldom help those closest to us. Either we don't know what part of ourselves to give or more often than not the part we have to give is not wanted. And so it is those we live with and should know who allude us, but we can still love them. We can love completely, without complete understanding." (see post, somewhere down there \/ )

*sigh* This came to mind with interactions with quite a few different people today. I guess us young folks are afraid of losing independence, or our own strength and ability to dig deep in hard situations. I guess I could always give up trying to help people, but then where would the caring love come from? No, I must try...

For the very act of trying induces a desire to care. A desire to think outside one's self. There is not a whole lot more benefiting to me at this time, than focusing attention off of myself for a short while. Even if only failure is achieved, is not a caring thought still of some value? I wonder how many times was Jesus, the ultimate servant, turned down?

But there is something to be said about pushing too far. Welcome to the condition of most modern day parents. That's what I think this speaker is trying to get at when he talks about loving the individuals. Because you know anything else will just lead to either, frustration on your part or an encapsulating of the soul of the individual you seek to help.

One day you are a welcome contributor to figuring out life together. The next you are the individual seeking to destroy "what's best".