The background of one can explain so much

I learned something this weekend. You can have friends that are deeply troubled in different areas in there life. Yeah I know most people do know this about their friends. But do you ever sit back and really try to find out why one is crying, lashing out in anger, or even quiet. I got to a point this weekend that I just wanted to physically cry, hearing from some people about things that happened in their past that makes them who they are today. Whether it is making them scared of a certain type of person or if it gives them trust issues or has them afraid to love. Whatever it may be. My heart cried this weekend because sometimes the people you love have some very difficult situations that they have dealt with in life or are still dealing with to this day even as adults. They may not feel like they can tell anybody because those things that burden them are so ridiculously horrifying.My heart cried and my mind wonders about why the only thing that I can really feel I can do to help that person is to listen. Maybe give advice about a situation I may know nothing about in hopes that it may help ease the mind of another. To give them a BIG hug and let them know my shoulder is here for comfort, my ear is hear to listen, and my heart is here to love them. I realized how fortunate I was once again.