The Show Goes On.

So I went to an independent living home today for my freshman class to finish up my service learning hours. Today we took about 7 of the senior citizens to the mall and the students paired up with one of them and pushed their wheel chair around.

The lady I got was someone that specifically asked for a "good looking young man." She was full of life. It was such a blast going around the mall with her. We talked about relationships. At one point she turned to me and said, "Well I'm sure a guy like yourself has a girlfriend to love." I told her, "I have someone to love, but she broke up with me two weeks ago. I don't think she loves me anymore." We talked about all the troubles we had and she told me about her own life. She started to explain to me that if someone can't give you a second chance, or a third chance, or as many chances as it takes to keep the love going, than they don't truly love you. I'm sure she said this just to comfort me, but she told me that if she really, full heartedly loves me, she's going to realize it. She's going to figure out that she has a void in her life, just like you've figured out. And then she will come back to you. She said that love doesn't go away. Ever. And if she's not the one, then she's not. She pointed out that she was with a guy for a year when he decided to break up with her so he could join the military. The next guy she met was her husband. They dated for nine months and got married. They were married for 45 years when he passed away.

I started writing a new book the other day. My heart is pouring into it. It's something I feel very passionate about. We'll see where it goes. To be honest, I started it hoping that I would finish it soon, that way she'll finally be proud of me.