Letters to Charles V
Charles,
Your self is the first person you ever meet, and probably the one you are the least acquainted with. Most people know themselves, but they don’t count themselves among their friends. I couldn’t stress enough how important it is to be your own friend. It is also the most difficult friendship you will ever have. You see, you are the one friend you should have whom you really have no secrets from. It is the one friend who will cause you the greatest extent of pain and grief. It is the friend who will anger you the most. You are the friend you should have who will hurt yourself the most.
The problem with your self is that through all eternity, you are stuck with him. So, you might as well learn to know yourself as a friend. You are likely to have times in your life when you are the only person willing to be your friend.
You will never have a friend who will teach you as much about yourself. You will also never have a friend who will teach you more about accepting people the way they are. You as your own friend can teach yourself through your friendship a great deal of patience. You can avoid other friends when they annoy you. With yourself you are stuck. Or as Yoda would put it, "Stuck with yourself you are." You can never run from yourself, you can never hide from yourself, although you can choose to ignore yourself sometimes, and beyond a wholesome discipline you need to do that sometimes. Sometimes you need to tell yourself to shut up.
I will think some more on this subject, and add my thoughts later on. Next time, I will tell you my thoughts on relationships with your folks.
Until then, learn to appreciate your own company. And sleep well.
Mr. v.d. M
PS: It is not that I am losing sleep over you. I am secretly a mild insomniac. But don’t tell anyone.
Your self is the first person you ever meet, and probably the one you are the least acquainted with. Most people know themselves, but they don’t count themselves among their friends. I couldn’t stress enough how important it is to be your own friend. It is also the most difficult friendship you will ever have. You see, you are the one friend you should have whom you really have no secrets from. It is the one friend who will cause you the greatest extent of pain and grief. It is the friend who will anger you the most. You are the friend you should have who will hurt yourself the most.
The problem with your self is that through all eternity, you are stuck with him. So, you might as well learn to know yourself as a friend. You are likely to have times in your life when you are the only person willing to be your friend.
You will never have a friend who will teach you as much about yourself. You will also never have a friend who will teach you more about accepting people the way they are. You as your own friend can teach yourself through your friendship a great deal of patience. You can avoid other friends when they annoy you. With yourself you are stuck. Or as Yoda would put it, "Stuck with yourself you are." You can never run from yourself, you can never hide from yourself, although you can choose to ignore yourself sometimes, and beyond a wholesome discipline you need to do that sometimes. Sometimes you need to tell yourself to shut up.
I will think some more on this subject, and add my thoughts later on. Next time, I will tell you my thoughts on relationships with your folks.
Until then, learn to appreciate your own company. And sleep well.
Mr. v.d. M
PS: It is not that I am losing sleep over you. I am secretly a mild insomniac. But don’t tell anyone.
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