Companionship

Isn’t that what we really all want. In some form, the basic human need (after food and water) is companionship. It’s built into us, to search out like minded people, friends, partners, God. When we find people we click with, we are content. When we don’t, we feel insecure and vulnerable.

We visited a couple across the road today celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. 60 years… He’s not well, 6 strokes and a heart attack later and he is fully reliant on his 80 year old wife. Is she bitter? Not one bit, just happy that he is still here. How beautiful. My grandparents were together for as long, Grandad has gone now. We recieved a card from Nana at Easter, signed - Nana. It struck me how hard it must have been for her to exclude Grandads name. They were a team, part of a single entity after so many years together. Now in many ways Nana is a half. They argued yes, but almost as one person does with themselves. They finished each others sentences.

How lucky if you find that person that fits you (yes, Dr. Evil - you complete me). I think many try to fill the void in other ways, material things, addictions, or try to fit into a ‘click’ by saying and doing what they have to to feel accepted, which is often bringing others down. I’ve found the people worth knowing are often those people that those groups look down on. They’re real.

I wondered the other day if we as a country are so massively in debt because our society is breaking down in regards to relationships, and we are buying to fill that void. I used to know my neighbours. Woo, I could go a plasma.