Stephen bond wwrote this and read it to me last night..... Most of you KNOW how i stand on the whole 'love' issue, but this just kinda made me think. i left out like one or two sentences but other then that it's all his..... 

As humans, we are unable to control which feelings and emotions we will encounter in a given situation, but we can control how we react to them. Some choose to embrace them openly and share them with others, refusing to be afraid of what they can't control. Others, however, are not as blessed as they with the apropriate level of strength and courage.Those of us who fear our emotions hide them inside of ourselves, unwilling to share our pain, sadness, disapointment, and anger. We put up the "all-clear" face and go about our business. Only when those who truly care about you and have a desire to understand your feelings come along does anyone see our pain. They see it, but don't understand why it's there. Then, when someone comes along and tries to find the answer to Why, we run as far as possible as fast as possible, and we use any means necessary to get away.. The methods vary from relationship to relationship, but the end result is the same unless we are able to get to the root of the problem. The friendship is destroyed little by little. Every conversation becomes an argument. Eventualy, there is nothing left to salvage but memories of how it USED to be. What we USED to talk about. How we USED to be happy.

Peace o<