I have changed the names to protect the innocent (as if you would know them anyways) lol
The Cake
One often hears of relationships: boyfriens, girlfriend, bestfriends, partners and marriages ending in a rash dispute. They end so harshly that you become afraid of opening yourself up to others with the chance of being let down again. A person either withdraws from the world, or become so callous to the pain that they just don't care anymore. When a relationship ends, the blame is always the other person's fault, forgetting that we are just as guilty. Friends are one of the best things in life, but it takes two to make or break a relationship.
I withdrew from most peopleand callous to anyone new I met. I have been hurt many times and was petrified to try anymore with someone else. Then I met a girl who wouldn't leave me alone until I let her into my sheltered world. I was scared but I thought, "If she is willing to accept me as I am then maybe I could try again." I am really glad I did, for now I have some really close friends and one of them is Sally.
This past weekend I brought Sally to Geneva, Ohio to see the "Grape Jamboree", a festival help every year at grape harvest time. Sally satyed with Jeff and Cathy a married couple that are goods family friends and live close to my home. I stayed a while after dropping her off and we all talked about many things, catching up on hometown events.
That night Jeff gave Sally and I saome advice on relationships. He told us "when things get tough, go back to the cake." He then showed us a picture of him and his wife Cathy feeding each other a piece of their wedding cake. He added "It symbolizesCathy and I depending on each other for our needs in life."
That night Sally and I west to the beach of Lake Erie. The full moon peered out over our shoulders, illuminating the lake as it rolled onto the beach. As we sat appriciating the enviroment, we discussed what Jeff had said earlier that day and how it relates to our lives. Knowing Jeff and Cathy and some of their past ordeals, we realized that they have had their share of miseries but would grin and bear it, together. This is what I percieve to be true friendship, true love for the other person.
As peculiar as it may seem, Sally and I, on the way back from the beach, fed each other a piece of Rocky Road Fudge. I found it rather ironic for the fudge to be Rocky Road after taking about the ordeals friends face on the path of life. In our sharing of the fudge, we made the day complete. Now we are out to close each day one day at a time, solving each problem together.
Relationships are very important in life. One has to share as well as care for the other in turn. I found taking chances is remarkable, and when things go wrong I "go back to the cake," or the fudge. It is my constant reminder of myduties as a friend to anyone. If and when I forget, my friends help me to be a better friend, a better person.
"No Man is an Island" is a poem that talks of just what I wrote about, People needing other people whether they know them or not. People are a great influence in our lives whether we truely know it or not. People change, and problems arise and when one can learn to live and share with others, one can feel more free and happy about life. Lis an equally give and take situation, where we must learn to depend on others, for "No Man is an Island."
