Making a Place For Love

Rick Childress (Grade 11)

A Lenten Meditation

I need to make a clearing (Lichtung) in how I deal with the relationships with my friends. Sometimes I feel the way I act is too shallow. I need to find ways to care more deeply for people. That part of my being (Dasein) needs to change. It needs a place cleared for new growth.

I want to feel more at home with my peers, and have them feel more comfortable with me. I need a space where love can spring up.

There are aspects of love that I do not understand. I feel as though I am shrouded in shallowness and that only deeply caring for others can help me see people clearly. Superficiality must be cleared before love can produce new life in my Dasein.

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