One of the things that I have to remind myself of is that I'm not a super hero. It's not my duty to save the world. I can't save or be there for everyone. But more importantly than that, it's not my duty to be there or save everyone from their plights. I always try to go out of my way to help people that I feel need someone to pick them up in their time of need. Maybe it's something serious, maybe it's not. I've always wanted to be the one that they could say helped them through their tough time. I realize though, that not everyone needs help, and it's not up to me to decide whether or not they do. I recently came across a situation where someone that is dear to me is going through a tough time and as much as I'd like to help, I can't. Not unless that person asks for help. It kills me to think that they're hurting through this time but forcing myself into the situation to try to help might only make things worse. When I thought about this, I realized that it's a problem I have. I always try to help, even when I shouldn't. It was an odd thing to think about, but sometimes people need to go through hard times on their own to grow as an individual. Sometimes people need to resist help in order to learn that they just might actually need help. What I've learned though, is that it's not up to me that they learn whatever life lessons they need to learn. If they ask my help, I'll be there, but in the mean time all I can do is be compassionate for them and be available for them if they need assistance, even if it's just sitting with them and waiting for it to pass.
