9/16/10

"To my dear, dear Stranger,

I read so many letters on here that say “Though I'll probably never know you.” Well this is my attempt to rectify that. I hope that in return, you would write a Stranger telling them who you are. Well, shall we begin?

I am love. I have a great capacity for love . I will automatically love you because you're human. Our flaws and our aspirations create in us such beauty, that every single one of us is a work of the most divine art, and worthy of love. I love you, for you are special as well.

I am rage. I also have a great capacity for anger. I inherited my father's temper, and sometimes have a short fuse. I can sometimes get angry over the small things, annoyances only to anyone else. I recognize this flaw in myself, and attempt to work with it every day.

I am anxiety. I battle everyday against fear and anxiousness. It was a gift from my mother, teaching me as a child to fear the world, fear failure and success. It paralyzed me for the longest time, until I learned to channel it into something wonderful. Ambition.

I am hope. I was given an unshakeable optimism, and sunny outlook. It's a counter to my anxiety and it helps me to move forward with life. Never a dull day in my life, you see? Hope allows me to love, fear, and rage against that wonderful, fickle, terrifying, beautiful thing known as tomorrow.

I am conflict. Having such deep emotions opens you up to being so very conflicted at time. Love wars with Rage while Hope struggles with Fear. At least Creativity give it all an outlet, a way to channel it's energies into something constructive. It's a good thing, a little conflict.

I am human. All there emotions instill in me the undeniable fact that yes, I am indeed a human being, and that is the most wonderful thing in the world. It's the mundane facts as well as that contribute to our humanity. I'm 24 years old, living in a small town called Winchester, in the state of Virginia. Look it up! I'm finishing my associates degree at Lord Fairfax Community College, then going on to a four year school. For what degree? I don't know yet. All I know is that I love life, and I shall endeavor to forever do so.

Who are you?

All my love,

The Lost Stranger"