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I went to my friend almost afraid to expose the need I found as I read the book, not knowing if he would be deaf to it. As I spoke of my father who was not there to show his boy how to be a man I recounted my losses and the load of grief I felt. My sadness clung to me a heavy suit of chainmail on a dark knight. I could feel my face drooping in lamentation unable to be the smiling grinning buddy I normally brought to the room. Seemingly unable to enter into my pain, my friend, a man of great intellect, character and conviction, responded only with a litany of his own. I tried to listen but my burden made it a mighty climb. Now I know my pal is only human and I am wrestling with my self sweating MY deafness.
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Jan 28, 2023
Jan 28, 2023 at 1:50 AM UTC
Limits of Friendship
I went to my friend almost afraid to expose the need I found as I read the book, not knowing if he would be deaf to it. As I spoke of my father who was not there to show his boy how to be a man I recounted my losses and the load of grief I felt. My sadness clung to me a heavy suit of chainmail on a dark knight. I could feel my face drooping in lamentation unable to be the smiling grinning buddy I normally brought to the room. Seemingly unable to enter into my pain, my friend, a man of great intellect, character and conviction, responded only with a litany of his own. I tried to listen but my burden made it a mighty climb. Now I know my pal is only human and I am wrestling with my self sweating MY deafness.
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Jan 28, 2023
Jan 28, 2023 at 1:50 AM UTC
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