Friends...
I think that the other day I was a little out of line. Or, at least everything that I said concerning my living situation neglected to mention the significance of my truly good friendship with Rem and Amanda. Perhaps this dichotomy -- being friends and being house mates are mutually exclusive. Being friends with someone is one thing entirely different than living with them. When you live with them, you get to know them on a deeper and more personal level. You are directly involved with their living cycle and they are conversely directly involved with yours.
The truth is that I can be a little quick to feel hurt and I have the potential to take it out on others (especially the ones closest to me). Does that mean that I do not still have a point in my argument concerning the fairness of our living situation? Not at all. I think that that situation will be figured out soon and that I deserve to be listened to by Rem and Amanda.
Either way, tonight was good on a lot of levels. Any interpersonal drama that has accumulated in the recent past has been put to rest just by confronting the tried and true reality that we are all in this together. Surely it has not or will never be easy. The process of knowing someone (and having that person get to know you) can be a treacherous and risky path. The important thing in learning to love someone is that you love them for all of the good times and for all of the bad times.
"Do good and show kindness, for you only pass this way but once."
That was written on my grandmother's grave. I truly believe in this.
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