It’s hard to watch your people struggle.
When you know a friend is being constantly beat up by a spouse but won’t leave… when your child chooses the painful path in life and you can’t fix it…when family is facing health problems but aren’t eating properly so they can fuel their body back to health.
I have a constant battle within myself about this.
How much do you say? How many times do you say? At what point are you nagging?
How much do you allow them to choose for themselves?
How much more clearly do you see the situation than them?
If you don’t say anything, what message are you sending?
You can’t save someone who won’t save themselves. They forever have the agency to make their own choices. You have to allow them that right
But it’s not easy to witness.
A friend once said, “you can care… but not that much.”
That’s hard.