My dear and beloved friend Briony in Findochty, Scotland, wrote,
“Each of us have known kindred souls. They are those special persons who understand how we feel and what we think and need. They seldom talk about it. Such relationships have no need for discussion. Their companionship is balm to the spirit and enough without words. Wherever we are, we meet these people who have known loneliness and have heard the empty echoes but have not let them spoil anything. They are what the Cherokee calls: a ga-lis gv ti tia. They are on the sunny side. Now they mark the way for us, telling us that life is good and we are going to do well – and what we really need to hear, we are not alone. Then we can reach back and take someone else’s hand to lead them across the lonely places.”
