Limits of Teaching
You cannot teach those who will not listen.
The only gift we have is ourselves.
Those who are hungry and thirsty are hungry in their own minds.
Only they have the power to fill their bellies and quench their thirst.
I am sorry that I was not enough
When you found me and I found you, I was wrecked. I was lost, and I was lonely. Trying to heal. I think you were all of those things too. Two lost, damaged people who found each other at sea. There was room enough for two on the door that we clung to. You taught me more than anyone else in my life before or since. Technical things. Practical things. New places. New Experiences. I had fun, and I hope you did too. I think you did at the time. You and I made a great partnership. Our personalities supporting each other. The sum of us greater than each of us. We clung together and made it out of the darkness. At least I did, but I don't think you ever really did. Looking at you and how much you did for me, I could only see your strength and not the shadows that clung to your heart and mind. Looking at myself and how much you did for me, I could only see my weaknesses and how much I needed you. I could not imagine the doubts inside of you, and I could not see your fears. I could not see
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