Right now I am getting ready to hop into my truck with my son and go on a roadtrip to Ft. Wayne Indiana. We are going because one of my loved ones is having a major surgery and she has a 3 month old baby, so she needs my help to take care of her home and child. This is really important to me, to be there for my friend, but it seems that everyone else in my world is upset with me for choosing to go help. My husband is upset because I won't be here with him, but he doesn't want to go and be the 'only male in a gaggle of geese.' My mother thinks my friend should just hire a nurse.
To me, this is what friends do. This is what makes us human and compassionate for one another, the ability to pull together with the people we love to get through tough times and make our lives work. It's a minor inconvenience for me and my husband, but it's what we do. I would really hope that someone else would do the same for me if I were in a situation like that.
I really struggle with understanding why my position on this is unsual. It really feels to me like the world would be a better place if people would go out of their way to help one another in times of need. Maybe it's naive of me, but I don't think it would be that hard. We don't have to go back to living in small villages to be able to help one another, we can put it into play right now by just changing the perception of it. I don't feel like I'm sacrificing! It's part of loving someone.
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