Crossroads I: Walk
More than a year has passed by before I could write the sequel to Part I (I actually never planned on writing the sequel)..fell-in-and-out of apparently TRUE love once during this period. Life taught precious unpleasant lessons which might have been better not experienced. Now I'm again on crossroads. And this time I'm in NYC...the big city. Here, you can bump into a mini celebrity, or go ga-ga over expensive cocktails and broadway show tickets, get dazzled by the real estate prices, or feel one with the cosmopolitan vibe of the city, meet successfull bankers and not-so-successful actors.... yet this city can often make you feel lonely if you are not well connected with the correct 'crowd'. I am hoping that some one from this crowd will give me a sense of direction at this crossroad. Hope I do not have to make another sequel.
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"I left another big city "Paris" 5 years ago for a complete change in my life. I moved to the US to give a new meaning to my life. I wanted to know myself better.
The problem was the feeling of loneliness you can have in the city even if you are surrounded by thousands of people.
I do not think life teaches us unpleasant things. But for sure, life is unfair and it is up to each of us to fight for a better life.
It is important to love yourself first and be true to yourself before trying to love somebody else. It is not a selfish statement. People thinks that in a couple the other one will help solving all the issues you can have. That's not true. You have to be happy with who your are before being happy with somebody else.
I also strongly believe that not only that you have to find the right person but there also has to be the right time.
I may have met this person but it was not the right time for me or for him. I did not know who I was or what I wanted.
I am still confident that the person who will accept me as I am, whom I can love for who he is, who will make me grow up is somewhere...I just do not know where yet"
Stephanie
Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be fine.
anonymous made some good points. . . . unfortunately/fortunately, in order to be in a healthy relationship with another person, you need to feel complete on your own. i'm walking that path now. i hope i reach that point sooner rather than later.
and loneliness is one aspect of the human condition. some of the moments when i've felt the loneliest occurred when i was with groups of people or a "significant other."
however, i do think life teaches us some unpleasant lessons that can shake us to the core. i hope i'm on the receiving end of more pleasant lessons in the future. ;)
"fingers"
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