It's a hard thing to sense that someone we know and love is headed for trouble and not be able to step in and stop them. So much heartache could be alleviated if it were possible to have others learn their lessons from
our mistakes, as if by osmosis. But everybody has to learn for themselves. Everybody has to go through the go through and experience the ego belief of being beyond consequences. We all have our time when we are sure that we can defy the odds.
But eventually, the dues must be paid for our poor choices and mistakes. And the people who love us have no ability whatsoever to save us from ourselves. The best they can do is watch and wait and pray and hope. The best they can do is manage their own egos. It's a full time job for us all.
I trust the people I love to learn their lessons and I trust that I will learn mine.
