Terran told me last night,
"It is of utmost importance to find somebody who sees you the way you see yourself, that when you aspire to the expectations of your beloved, you are aspiring to be yourself, and not somebody else's you."
I haven't been able to get the words out of my head. They sting with aged patience and young wisdom.
I think out of everyone I know he is the one I am most proud of. That although his accomplishments in himself, in his job, and in his heart cannot be seen by the world and not credited for the struggles he has undergone to get through them, he still endures and believes in who he is and what he is doing; without complaint.
Some would argue about his girlfriend (I only bring this up due to a very lengthy conversation I had with someone in regards to this), but it takes a good woman to go through what she goes through even at this young age and even to put up with my best friend. =P If one were to look past what they define as their faults I am sure they would see what she really is, an individual who sees him as he is and aspires him to be all that he can be within himself... and not what is expected of him. Someone asked me the other day how I can say these things about her having known the history between my friend and I... I laughed. All I can think of is that if, at this age, this girl is filled with all the qualities and abundance of faith I believe is within her... then she will one day grow and become a better woman than most of us. And I would like to think that we all wish the best for those we care about the most. One day what faults you find in her will no longer be applicable, then what say you?
I was just thinking of this comment yesterday, and them. We should choose to be so thankful of the people in our lives that share our strife so that one day we might share in our moments, beauty.