When you feel it, you know it to be true

I attended a Pre-Youth/Youth...thingy tonight at the House of Worship where the subject of deepening/discussion was the spirit and soul. At no point had I ever really deepened or read anything regarding the interconnectedness of the two, their purposes in the universe but was given a general explaination, briefly, at another deepening on the Fund. The idea here is that the soul is connected to the body/mind through the spirit. That's the simple way of looking at things.

The discussion was facinating as a few people gave their opinions and asked questions that raised further opinions and personal understandings. Afterwards, we were treated by a talk by Scott Conrad about the historical Baha'is of North America. Anyway, these things are all very important, more important that I'm giving credence to at this exact moment, but I'm interested in delving into something else. A something else that took place, like a bubble, around all these events. Someone gave me a gift that I don't know how to repay or how to express my elation about.

Recently, I've discovered that I require reinforcement, positive comments to keep me on track, and I got that in a big way. Since using the person's name might actually make them uncomfortable, I'll simply use "my friend" instead. So, my friend and I were talking about a few different things, about the realization that I mentioned at the start of this paragraph, my health, the station of my emotions, and my knowledge of being a writer. My friend then told me that a while ago someone came up and told my friend that what they did was incredible and important, and that they should exercise it as much as possible as it will be beneficial to both my friend's self and the Faith as a whole. Then my friend stated that when I came over to visit a while ago and I read something that I had written, my friend was stunned. My friend told me that when hearing it it was obvious that it was a "unique voice". Now, I could continue trying to remember all that was said but I don't think it's all that important. What seems, and is important is that when it was said I knew it was true. I felt it. Not only as a positive statement that buttresses something internal but as something that I recognized within me instantly. It was there and I knew it was there. I've actually never felt that way before. Ever. And I don't think I'll ever be able to thank my friend enough.

After that, the rest of the night became a cake walk. Forgot about the twitch in my eye from stress, the pains in my hip and knee, and my questions about who and what I am to become.