A week ago, someone asked me a question, am I independent or dependent, my answer was immediate, I am half of each one because we all need each other, no one is 100% independent, I would give 50% to each one. To be 100% dependent would mean that it is someone who is sick and cannot fend for himself. What is the other there for, at the beginning, the first ones to be there for us are our parents, to give us education, affection, teach us norms, values and many other things. There are also our siblings, the rest of the family, friends, classmates, co-workers, neighbors... in short, there are many others that we meet in our life's journey. But what is the other there for?.
The other is there to teach us how valuable we are when we are sad, to give us those words of encouragement that make us understand that not everything is pain, that everything passes, that nothing lasts forever and that we will smile again. The other is there to give us a helping hand when we need it, when we cannot do it alone, these would be my neighbors. The other is also there to make us laugh with his witticisms and even to tell me “to live life and not to let life live me”. The other is there to teach us values with his behavior, in fact, when I have realized this, I have come to appreciate him more and he has even earned my admiration. Thanks to the other, I have learned to adopt an excellent professional posture in my workplace, to be more organized and to always give the best of myself in every activity I do.
The other is there to gently reprimand me when I unintentionally commit an imprudence and to tell me that I should be more discreet to avoid making others feel bad. It is also there to tell me not to underestimate people, and I know, that is something I need to correct. In these days, it happened to me, I made a joking comment regarding a phrase that a co-worker said and immediately “the other one” told me “never underestimate people, they can surprise us in relation to how far they can go. Although I had said it as a joke, I immediately reflected, the other was there to make me think again because we let ourselves be carried away by appearances. It is something I must correct and I thank the other for letting me know it.
The other is there to teach us that we are making a mistake. We don't always realize it. When we think we are doing it right and we are not, the other is there to let us know. The other is not always there to show us how wrong we are in a nice and kind way, but after we shed some tears. However, the important thing is that we have understood what the message was in the midst of the storm. Years ago, that other was there to teach me that there were things in my character that I had to improve, although he went too far with his teaching, I understood what he wanted to tell me, he made me go through very bad times, but today I thank him for it.
The other is there to teach us not to be so trusting, to speak to me firmly and tell me that I did the right thing and that I should not feel guilty. We live in a world surrounded by people, raising every day interpersonal relationships, in which we find the other, the one who guides us, makes us laugh, teaches us, encourages us, supports us, shares with us the joys, accompanies us in sadness, teaches us the power of faith, to be supportive, empathetic and to make us reflect. Who would we be without the other, we all learn from each other, the other is there, and sometimes, we become the other, that is why we leave and they leave us a little piece of ourselves.
The photos are originals taken with my Xiaomi Redmi 9 phone
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Así es amiga siempre necesitamos de alguien en cualquier momento de la vida. Nunca somos completamente independientes. Buen tema. Un abrazo bella
Totalmente, no somos islas, todos necesitamos de todos, ley de vida. Gracias por el apoyo. Saludos.
Muy cierto, siempre necesitamos de los demás y aprendemos de ellos. Saludos y feliz navidad
Gracias por pasar y dejar tu comentario, felíz navidad.