(A reflection by Sal Godoij).
Hello, my friend.
If you feel lonely today, or have felt lonely for a while now, please read these lines I dedicated to you.
You can be castaway on a desert island, and you don’t feel alone. People can surround you,
A sea of people, and still you feel alone. But then, when did you last feel alone?
No castaway is truly an outcast, so I urge you to tear the veil that keeps you isolated, the veil that keeps you unaware that there is someone out there, someone who you may not know, someone who you don’t see, but it can also be someone you see, or you know, who walks along with you.
Even the island on which you feel cast away looks isolated to the human eye, but it has bustling life. The island is alive and complete, hushed by the song of the ocean, the singing of the wind, the song of birds, and the crashing of the waves. The rain tapping on the palm trees sounds like a lullaby, and the island looks resplendent when the sun comes between the clouds or in the mornings. And you can see, like moving rainbows, the butterflies among the flowers.
You must know, my friend, that nothing on Earth lies in complete isolation.
Why, then, should you feel lonely as you feel? I tell you that you may carry a multitude within; a lot of souls that perhaps are struggling to speak to you, and you, anxious as you are, don’t pay attention to those friendly ghosts.
Or perhaps someone is thinking of you, and you don’t know. You may not know it, but as you walked by, your presence may have touched the heart of someone who still remembers you. Whether you meant to or not, you may have helped or loved someone, but just because you forgot who these people are doesn’t mean they forgot you.
So, my friend, dry your tears. If you felt lonely yesterday, or you feel lonely today, promise yourself you won’t feel alone tomorrow.
Peace and love
Sal
