Question A Plea for help

As many of you have read, Elrod is going through some hard times at this moment. He has talked about how a friend is going through some tough times.

That friend is of course me. And I'm just as concerned as always for my friend who I met online years ago. He had been unequivocally bashed for a story he had written as he was trying to expand on his writings. Many took offense to the direction he chose to go with it. It was a hard decision as many had and still have their own opinion of what he should have done. But as a writer we know we go with where we the writer will go for it's our story to tell and not those who want to dictate their own draconian opinion on how it should be. For that's what sets good writers apart. You cause them to think about their decisions if the story is good and entertaining. They set a persons emotions on fire be it right or wrong.

The problem is that Elrod is sensitive just as many of you are, about things. The direction you want your story to go.

But there's another story that people don't think about but live. It's known as the story of life. How we, as individuals', are raised, in a world of many others. How each of us is shaped into our own place of events by those we read about, see or interact with. By this I mean its our own character and such. How we intermingle with others in our lives to create outcrops of other stories that is shared by one another. Friends, family and so forth. We are all touched in ways that many cannot imaging in this thing we call life.

Elrod is such a being. He's sensitive, nurturing to others and a great story teller. And as we go through life each day we add a new piece to our story of life. He graciously added mine to his.

And now as it does with all things, we are going through pain. And I know its hurting him to know what I'm going through. But what can I say but this is life.

Seriously.

This is life.

This is life for all its beauty and ugliness. This is life in how it helps us to grow. For all its pain an sorrow, as with its joy and happiness. And as much as many of us want to try and stamp out the ugliness, we can't. It would be like trying to snuff out the sun with a water hose.

So this is my plea.

Be there for my friend as he feels helpless in my ordeal. Be there for him, for if I was this wouldn't be necessary. Be there as a community to rally around him and others like him, to help deal with the pain.

Maybe if I'm able and things come back together I'll come back, but for now consider this my last message to this community.


Ibi

Ib12us wrote: As many of you have read, Elrod is going through some hard times at this moment.

This is news to me...

Okay, you're talking about this: whateleyacademy.net/index.php/forum/publ...994-a-friend-in-need

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He has talked about how a friend is going through some tough times. ... That friend is of course me. ... Be there for my friend as he feels helpless in my ordeal.

Uhh... I get the idea of being dragged you down by worries for your friend... But, are both of you in hard times, like financial difficulties, or whatever, or is it just you, Ibi?

I'm doing well. I feel guilty talking about how well things are going, given that my friend has fallen on very hard times. I'm just very troubled that I'm helpless to do anything for my friend Ibi. It's his place, if he wants, to tell what's happened; suffice to say that if it happened to me, I'd be in a very deep state of depression. How he's gone on this long is amazing to me.

Between his situation and the fallout I had with Light earlier this year, I'm emotionally wrung out (and yes, that still disturbs me, unlike what Light thinks). I've got my writing, and that helps.

I am always here for you, my brother of another mother. You''ve got my number and if you need me you call.

Ib12us wrote: snip

That was a rather moving and beautiful bit of writing, and I sincerely hope that things take a turn for the better and that you may grace us here with your presence again before too long.

Hello all.

I thought I would do a follow-up concerning my situation.

As of now I no-longer am a home owner, instead I am a renter. I had managed to sell my home before the foreclosure due date. Of course this came at some unwanted expenses, such as storage, moving out and so forth. This is really par for the course and not bad if you consider the alternative I was facing.

I won't go into much detail, but it all boiled down to me dealing with a massive amount of depression that a few of you might understand. In some cases prevailing heads, kept their concern for me. One is Elrod and the other came from an outside source. She didn't have to but given what I had invested in the home she semi-badgered me on selling my home. To put it bluntly I was willing to forgo all monetary means of everything. That's how low I was.

Needless to say I've moved into a new place with my son, and after considerable pain to me (from moving most of the stuff by myself thanks to mother natures providence of denying me the use of my son's help) and a fellow member of my church, I was able to put in long hours and get 95% of the stuff out of my home only 2 days after I was supposed to have vacated the premises.

I won't say that the depression is fully gone along with other things but suffice it to say I'm in a better place mentally. I have a long way to go by my way of thinking and I refuse to stay down. The soles of the boots have been reattached as they say and I'm pulling them up and hope they hold in place.

Suggestions have come my way on how to gain income and I'm looking into them. Also I'm trying to get back into my writing and not be so glum about what's inputted. I'm finding 'attitude' plays a factor in how I write and I can put in a lot of pain to reflect my feelings as well as being a sadistic SOB to my characters.

So for now things are back on track and I'm working on looking for work as what I've done is only a temporary measure. I need to bring in income as I watch my pennies, nickels and so forth as well as unpacking my belongings and then to go through and remove unwanted items.

If I were to look at this I would say it was necessary. I plan on looking at this as a bridge in rebuilding my life.

So as I say once again: Thanks Elrod and for those that have kept me in your thoughts.

Ibi

PS I plan on going through all the unread messages and hopefully find time to provide my own critique on the newer stories.

Glad to hear this. Will keep you in prayer for something less temporary.

Awesome to hear from you again, Ibi, and I'm glad that things are starting to look a bit brighter. Will definitely continue to keep you in my prayers. Just keep us posted on how things are going.

Thanks, but I'm not sure if people will want me back given my lousy comments at times.

No I will not submit to you, back you fowl think from a brown dwarf. Begone I say before I send a plasma beam to quell that still heart of yours.