You see, I tend to carry the weight of the world on my shoulders. A problem is never just 'a problem,' it's always a disaster. All through my ups and downs, however, I have had the support of people who love me and have my best interests at heart- even when I feel that I don't really deserve it. They do it because they love me, and this love and support keeps me going.
This realisation got me thinking- it got me thinking about the role I have played in other people's lives and how I- if at all- have supported them and stood by them through their roughest storms. I am glad to say that I can answer 'yes' to that question. But I shouldn't be patting myself on the back for that- it should be the way of the world. There is that Zulu proverb that goes, "umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu, "a person is a person through other persons," and I believe it is true. We as people are not islands. We come from families, work with people, go to school with people, and have lovers and friends. We cannot survive alone. Many people kid themselves into thinking they don't need anyone else.
