I found a student ID on the street and spent some time figuring out how to track down its owner. Posted on neighborhood message boards, tracked down a friend who was a professor at the school. Finally, I found them! They were excited and grateful. We texted back and forth, left it outside for them. Days passed. We texted again. And again. But this time, they never responded. They never came. Now I’m left wondering what happened? Should I have just left the ID on the street? Because now I feel like an idiot who is not only being ghosted by a stranger, but is stuck with their random ID in their home.
“I’m learning lately that a lot of people don’t actually want to be helped, even when they need it. But they also don’t want to ask for help. Does that mean I stop trying and offering? That doesn’t feel like the right thing to do, either.”
I know you said you’re tired of trying to find the meaning in everything...but this question felt so meaningful to read, and ask 💛 Thank you as always for sharing your heart with us.
“I’m learning lately that a lot of people don’t actually want to be helped, even when they need it. But they also don’t want to ask for help. Does that mean I stop trying and offering? That doesn’t feel like the right thing to do, either.”
I know you said you’re tired of trying to find the meaning in everything...but this question felt so meaningful to read, and ask 💛 Thank you as always for sharing your heart with us.