One must learn to think big.

I became acquainted with a stranger and a potential friend the other day. She says she needs a reliable man and friends. And that makes me wonder. If she's aiming low. My guess is that it would be better to pursue genuine happiness. At almost all times. And that takes more than a reliable man and friends. Takes falling in love. With life. And making the most of everything that comes along. Of learning to savor the moment. Even in the absence of a reliable man and friends. For instance, ambling through the woods. Or walking along the seashore. Or climbing to the top of a mountain. To embrace nature. In solitude. In the absence of other people. That can be fulfilling. Reason enough to love life. Just being alive and conscious. Able to think a thought. To be aware of one's pulse beat. Sure, it's all right to have a reliable man and friends. But life is so much more. It's everything. To behold creation. The entire cosmos. Yes, one must learn to think big. Bigger than merely having a reliable man, or woman for that matter, and friends. --Jim Broede