infinite blabbers (2): appreciating the Other

We grow old and suddenly we want to hurry things.
Don't commit when you're not ready.
Don't keep others waiting endlessly.
To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy. Don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons. To keep yourself warm, buy a jacket. In the long run, it will be less complicated and less costly.
Take care of yourself. Don't wait for someone to take care of you.
No one completes you--except you.

Got this text message from a friend. (emby)

hmm... I don't quite agree with the last sentence, that no one can complete you except you. I think sometimes this statement is hypocritical. Don't you feel that sometimes it is this one person (we fantasize) that can help you find your true self? The "complete" version of You.

Don't you find yourself (sometimes), feeling quite beaten up by the apathy of the world, and in that moment of weakness you dream to have someone beside you. Someone you feel safe with, someone that can ease the loneliness and frustrations you're feeling. I think it is that one person that may lead you to your completeness, we should not forget to give the "other" the proper credit he/she deserves.

Sometimes the "other" helps you find yourself, true that he isn't the one who will complete you, but he/she is one of the many factors that might lead you to your completeness.

True that you should take care of yourself, but sometimes we need other people to take care of us, isn't it the essence of what God has taught us about loving one another. We should practice this more often, we should take care of the people we love as well, it is our duty, (it has been our duty, since the day we decided to love that person) to take care not only of ourselves but also the people we love.

***just my random thoughts for the day. good day everyone!