Touching Souls

Touching Souls

One of the characteristics

of most humans is that they

ordinarily are quite reserved

of themselves when they meet new people.

They put on their best public

face and put their best foot forward.

Only rarely do they place their heart

on their sleeves and tell what is

in their soul and really on their mind,

speaking little of their real worries

hopes and dreams.

When two people are alone together

and tell each other what is really

on their minds and in their hearts,

their souls gently touch.

What is divine in each of them

gives the other a sacred

piece of themselves

and an unbreakable connection

between them is forged.

Ordinarily, people only share

of themselves in this way

a few times in their lifetime,

with their very best, very closest friends

and with whom they fall in love.

Try, my friend, for one month wearing

your heart and soul on your sleeves.

Show who you really are to the next

three people you meet.

You will find giving of yourself

in this way is an extremely powerful

emotional experience

and after you've done it a few times

it becomes addicting

in the best possible sense of the word.

When two people touch souls, they are compelled

to empathize deeply with each other

and look upon each other forever after

as one of their closest confidants.

If everyone shared of themselves in this manner

with just three new acquaintances each year

and then looked upon as friends,

the friends of their new-found confidants

soon everyone in the world would find

they could not bring themselves

to harm one another because

of the new-found compassion

between everyone.

Dewey Dirks