A letter to a good friend

For the past few months I have experienced a complicated and complex variety of emotions. Not only have I suffered the temporary pains of leaving the familiar, but I have also felt an intolerable soreness within me as I try to make sense of the injustices I witness, and understand the constant turmoil that plagues my heart. It shames me to admit that I have spent a vast majority of my time in China running from my fears and insecurities, not able to face the agony that I saw before me. Yet somehow this internal angst has indeed bred empowerment within me. I feel as though I can view my objectives more clearly and with a stronger means. I have additional control, control which I previously lacked. At times I had allowed myself to become blinded, but now I understand that the changes I seek lie in the hardships I must face, the confusion, the strangeness and the shadows. I have faith in the Love that has always guided my heart. And perhaps what has been the most valuable treasure that China has bestowed upon me is the realization that within me lives a great power, an energy that has no limitations, one which vibrates its strongest in the face of adversity.
I thank you my dear friend for the love you have shown me, for the teachings I have received and for the friendship that I needed… May our last month provide only a continuing point for us and our journeys ahead.
Sasha