Yesterday I was talking to an old friend, who asked me about another friend we both had not heard from in a very long time. We both made excuses about our friend’s behavior – an illness in the family, financial struggles, difficulty getting a job and so on. Neither of us knew the truth, but we were making excuses anyway because we cared about this person. At dinnertime, I mentioned this conversation to my wife and she said – without hesitation – that people are just overwhelmed with life. It got me thinking, and I believe she is right. There are many people I know who have not stayed in touch recently…yet I hear from others about them from time to time, and the situation is never good. Another old friend, who canceled a lunch and never got back to me, surprised me by his lack of follow-through. After several weeks of not hearing from him, I asked another one of his friends how he is doing and they told me that he had severe financial problems and might lose his home. Ouch. When people get overwhelmed they usually shrink from life and wallow in emotional pain. It’s very hard to find solutions or even lend a helping hand. It’s almost like a spinning funnel cone of doom where bumper sticker slogans of hope do not help. I have always believed that people create their own reality, but the last 3 years of America’s economic pain and job losses have taught me that his might not be the case. I have witnessed good citizens on the verge of losing everything, and they did not create this reality – it happened to them through job loss and lack of credit. One of melslife.com’s most popular pages is Spiritual Happiness. Life can be overwhelming…Stay in touch with your friends.
Life Overwhelming?
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