Leave me on a desserted island with nothing but a pen and a piece of paper; with those, I shall create myself another world.



Tuesday, February 7, 2012

The Unusual Birth of Friendships


This is dedicated to a stranger who I decided is a friend over night. Here's to you, a person who I know that without speaking, will understand things that I have tried so hard to explain to everybody else but always failed. Here's to us, for the strength and courage it took to change our worlds around. I suppose the best statement that would apply to us is: Good riddance.

Have you ever read something and felt "I could swear this was written by me" only you know for sure it wasn't?! Do you know how close it could make you feel to that writer; knowing that these words were ones poured out of their heart, telling YOUR story? There's always something about that realization that somebody shared your suffering. Not joy, certainly; afterall, no sane or decent person would wish heartache upon anybody else. But there's this comforting feeling that you were not alone. That some other stranger out there was feeling all the things you felt at - possibly - the exact same moments. It makes you come to realize that no, you were not a freak of nature doing the abnormal. You were not the only one giving in to the desires of an unworthy person. You were not the only one questioning your sacrifices yet returning to make them over and over again. And you were not the only one who cried at night, wondering why you were inflicting so much pain upon yourself...but always assumed the alternative would be just as painful and perhaps even harder. I read your writings and saw me. I saw pain, vulnerability and a person who picked herself up off the ground and decided to choose the life she knew she wanted even when her mind and heart tricked her into the false sensation of wanting something else...someone else. I read your writings and found a friend who could relate; a person who I know that they now understand me even though we hardly ever talked. And I realized that I was not stupid. I was just human.

7 comments:

Mohamed, Ali said...

Well said! You and Aya Adel are my favourite bloggers.

Aya adel said...

YaaY! that is about me <3, I just can't tell you how I feel,
Yara, I always had this idea that the relations, the friendships through the internet are not as strong, and they don't last forever, it was more like a belief actually, and You just came ~along with another online friend~ to break all the rules unintentionally by being yourself, I know we didn't talk much but it is just it, it is like I understand the core you,and every other thing is a detail,how great for one surrounded by ppl that don't get it to believe there is another one was there and understands what you didn't have the energy to tell, when I saw the Quote ~~“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” ~~
It hit me, Wow that is totally yara, I don't have other words, I now will remain silent knowing that u get what I want to say <3. See?! we rock :D

Aya adel said...

@mohamed ali : Thank you so much, U are my fav. follower too lol :D

Yara Hani said...

Aya, yaaaaay, yes it is about u :D hahaha! i love the initial reaction =P
And ever since a bunch of internet relationships failed me, I have had the same belief, actually =D. But the thing is, it is very surprising and comforting to find someone in a second who understands something that you have been trying to explaining for months and months. That feeling of familiarity in your posts really made me feel at home. And I have to admit, even though words help to get things off your chest ..it feels good knowing that there is someone who won't even need words to get it. And yes, we do ROCK =D! haha <3 xx

Yara Hani said...

@mohamed ali, thank you veryyy much =] =] We both appreciate it =D

Mohamed, Ali said...

Wow! I am jealous! On reading your post, I was pretty sure that you mean Aya, but I did dare to say it directly. So I obliquely referred to her in the comment. Thanks girls, I am really happy to be a witness to the birth of your on-screen friendship and a day will come and you will get to know each other in person too. You have many things in common; you are two peas in a pod as the saying goes. You know I rejoiced at the unusual birth of your friendship as it will propel me forward and help me forget all about nostalgia. Congrats and keep it up, girls!

Yara Hani said...

LOL, indeed you did! Thank you alot for the comment =D and I'm glad it resulted in positive feelings on your side =]! Stay posted =]