You have not been put on this Earth alone. There are countless souls among you here, and
an infinite number of souls who would like to be here. You are all here for a reason, and it is all
about you.
It is an act of kindness to support the dreams of another. You incur good karma helping those who are
lost or broken. At some point, however, the
help must cease, as the other person gets stronger, or heals and moves forward.
You may give to another person and find yourself exhausted
and depleted of energy. You set your own
dreams aside to assist a friend or loved one.
You may feel so dependent on the energy of another, that you wear
yourself out holding on so that you will not feel alone.
If you continuously enable a person who refuses to help
themselves, you are not being
helpful. Instead, you are doing harm as
they will not be able to stand on their own when you have exhausted your energy
and collapsed. A mother bird will only
feed her babies until they have grown wings and are able to fly and find food
on their own. Can you imagine a clutch
of full grown birds crowded into a tiny nest, while their mother exhausts
herself finding food for them, starving herself in the process? When she dies, the birds are vulnerable to
predators as they cry, starving in their nest, unable to fend for themselves.
When you cling to another, you exhaust yourself in the
process. You look to a source outside of
yourself and will eventually drain it dry.
If they are strong, they will break free of your influence and you will
feel a painful recoil as an unhealthy connection snaps. If they are not strong enough, you will find
yourselves locked in an unhealthy embrace as you both plummet towards the
ground. Neither one of you will achieve
success or fulfillment.
Whether you are dragging or being dragged, you must let
go. This will not end the relationship,
but improve it. Healthy relationships
are energizing and inspiring, and they are best nurtured in freedom.
A bird in a cage is a sad sight. Open the door and take to the skies! This is the ultimate act of love. If given freely, your flock mates will always
return to perch near you and sing songs of their adventures. Then you can sing of yours. ~Silas
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