Two letters for the 23rd of October: one for my grandfather, and then this one for a friend.
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Dear Friend,
(Do you like how I didn’t use your name? I have a feeling that this would be your preference. I am thoughtful like that.)
So. I have not known you for very long. I mean, I guess a year and a half is longish, but it’s not a lifetime or anything. Yet, in this time, you have become one of my favorite people and one of my best friends. I’m not sure how that happened. It’s not like we see much of each other socially. Even so, you know practically all my unreasonable details and flaws (and there are many), and I feel like I know you at least well enough to know that I want to write you this letter.
I admire a lot about you.
You need love and people and connection in your life maybe more than anyone else I’ve ever known. You get energy from people and experiences to such a degree that I feel like I’m probably missing out on my own life when I see what you do with yours. I actually want to be nicer when I’m around you (I’m not saying it works :)) because you’re just so. damn. sweet. You embody kindness and caring and always trying to do the right thing.
You have such profound empathy for people, in fact, that I sometimes worry it will break you. That one day, you’ll be unable to carry the weight of a fucked-up world on your shoulders, and you’ll just shatter into a million pieces. It scares me for you. You have the mooshiest heart in the universe, and you wear it on your sleeve.
And this is not to even mention that you are funny. And fun. And smart (even if I have to argue with your opinions sometimes). And I trust your taste in music. Heh.
I’d be willing to bet that most people who know you would say these same things about you. I can’t imagine that they wouldn’t. You’re just one of those rare, magnetic people. There are not enough of you inspiring good things in the world and in other people.
I am lucky to know you, and I hope we’re friends for a long, long time.
I love you, dear friend.
Alicia
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Awww. I wish I had a friend. You excepted, of course, sweetspouse.
You are funneh.
Thanks, Alicia, for the kind words. But we’ve known each other MUCH longer than a year and a half. Tsk.
;) (This is so you know I’m joking)
You es funneh toos. Yes, I will have to get you next year. You’re the day after Drew, so it’s kind of a wallop. Like the grandpa/friend combo.
Stopping by to say Hi!
Sweet letters
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