And once in a while, people may even take your breath away . . .

Grey's Anatomy is a great TV show. Every week millions of people sit down and tune in to see what's going to happen next at Seattle Grace and in the lives of the interns, residents, and attendees the show follows. What makes Grey's so appealling to me is the narration done by Meredith Grey. In an episode during the first season, one of these narrations I love so much ended with, "See, once in a while, once in a blue moon people will surprise you. And once in a while, people may even take your breath away."

Today, I had my breath taken away. My friend and I have been friends since we were about 3. We even walked down the kindergarten graduation aisle together. We went to grade school together and high school, and now he's out in California. He's changed a lot since high school- the normal growing up and whatnot. Over this past semester break, he told me something that I thought was quite profound. We didn't talk about it after. And I felt it was necessary to share an e-mail I received from him this morning:

you know what is deep? deep is things that you have found to be true that you are willing to share with others so maybe when they go through something similar it wont be that bad. in this sense your blog is indeed deep. i dont care what you say. kudos to you.

this quote accurately reflects what i believe to date:

"I still love my neighbor as myself, but it is not because God tells me to. It is because in my neighbor I see not the face of God, but my own face. I see another human being in pain and struggling for happiness and peace, and I remember my own suffering, so I reach out. There is indeed goodness in atheism."

so, it doesnt matter to me. for you it is God. i think that is good. for me, it just isnt. sometimes, it even makes me sad that i no can believe, but at the end of the day, i think we both want the same thing. happiness. for ourselves. and for those we love.

and so, that is what i think it means to love and be happy. if you love someone, you want them to be happy and you try to make that be true. of course there are degrees of difference, but i really hope you and i and all the people we care about will surround ourselves with people that promote happiness, goodness, and love.

i consider you my friend, but of course we are 2000 miles away from each other and so there are limitations on what we can do to bring happiness to each other. and so, this is what i'm left with: i hope that you have good friends there, like i have here, and like you have been to me: people that uplift you in all aspects of life.

the end. talk to you later.