Photo David Morris Young Poet

Pain Is With Us All

I always thought you were one of the most beautiful women in the world. I saw what was happening and believed that it is unfortunate that even the best human beings face pain and rejection. This is one of the hardest lessons in life.

It is difficult to see that the most worthy by all the standards created in a society are not immune. I am sure you learned this long before I have. I also know that observation and experience are often far apart.

The easy part is to counter identified weaknesses. The hard part is to identify our own unique manifestations of weaknesses. In high school a classmate was very nice to me.

She was very intelligent and charming and could do anything. We would talk about things such as an article she read. At the time I thought it was interesting but I never forgot it.

Thirty years later I decide to find out what she had done in her life. I found out she had killed herself. I have spent many hours saying to myself that I should have contacted her earlier and tried to be friends again.

I felt like I had somehow let her down in our lives. We were both born on the same day and year. Please do not believe that I think you are her but what I am saying is that I was neglectful as a friend and Christian.

We are not friends but we are Christians. In my life at critical times I got a boost. So I say to you that you are a very beautiful intelligent person with a great deal more to offer to the world.

If life turns out that you need the help of someone please think of me as someone that would try to simply reach out to you and recognize the great and obvious qualities that you have and are giving to others. You are too important to the world to have the world let you down. I will not make the same mistake twice.

So I decided to write you this letter. If I am wrong I prefer to err on the side of my Christian belief with compassion and kindness. Perhaps you will do the same for another?

David Morris
Copyright 2006