As of tomorrow, I will technically be homeless: Due to details I'd rather not go into, my 2-week sublet didn't work out, and I go back "home" on the 7th. This means I have had to ask for favors - to sleep at friend's houses, etc.
It's been a really humbling experience. First of all, I keep on thinking of the various prayers about "not needing help from flesh and blood" (ie people) in order to make ends meet. Asking close friends for favors on a short-term basis is so hard - imagine people who must ask strangers for help on a regular basis. I do beleive that everything in life comes from God, and hope this experience will teach me to treat others - especially the homeless people one sees on the streets - with more compassion.
Second of all, I have a tendency to think, "I can do it all on my own", and to get really angry at myself if I fall short of my expectations. Now I am learning that I can't do it all on my own, and that's ok.
So hopefully these life lessons will serve me well in the future.
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