"Don't we all?" he said. He inhaled deeply and continued. ”I need help. Maybe not for a bus fare or a place to sleep, but I need help".Guilt slashed at my heart. I reached into my wallet and gave him money not only enough for a bus fare but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for day. Those three little words I stored somewhere deep inside my memory and today those words still ring true. Living a fulfilled is not all about how much you have or how much you have accomplished. Because no matter how much you have, no matter how much you have accomplished, you need help too. And also no matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can give help. Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that.

You never know when you may see someone that appears to have it all. They may just be waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a revelation of something wonderful, a respite from certain daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see. Maybe man that stood beside me for that moment was just a homeless stranger wandering down streets. Maybe he was more than that. Maybe he was sent by a power that is greatest and wisest to minister to a soul that has been or is too comfortable in itself to notice other souls. Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then said, "Go minister to that man leaning on that car, for that man needs help."

"Don't We All?"

First of all, you may be ready for a relationship, but is it even worth entering one at this point? Too many people jump straight into a relationship just because other person is attractive and available. After only a week of dating, you both decide that you are exclusive and in a relationship. Well that is just plain silly. You are only entering this relationship because you desire that grounded sense of stability (a noble desire), but you have no idea if you are even compatible on most basic level. Later on you break up, just one of your many relationship upsets, and your self esteem decreases just a tad as you look back on your history of repeated relationship failures. Obviously, this is not way to go. Another issue to consider is if this person feels same way about you as you do about him or her. You may desire to enter a relationship with this person, even though he or she is giving you those wishy washy mixed signals. Ostensibly you might believe he or she is in love with you, but your heart tells you different. If you want a successful loving relationship, you must be absolutely, positively one hundred percent sure that this person feels same exact way about you. The relationship must be a mutual arrangement. It can not be forced or coerced in any way. Forcing a relationship will usually lead to bitter resentment later on down road.

As a final note, some relationships do not work even when both partners are ready and perfect conditions have been set only because one or both lovers did not realize that a real relationship needs work and compromise. This especially relates to person who has been happily single and dating for many years. Suddenly, you have rules. You must call and check in every once in a while, make plans together, watch out not to offend other and get over going out with friends for every weekend, crazy party and holiday like you used to. This takes a while to get used to and if you are not prepared to make these sacrifices and compromises, you may just lose one of best gifts you can ever receive – life long companionship.