Organic Relationships

I really like the idea that we all bring out something different. This idea first enraptured me when I was enthusiastically pointed to a chapter in a book that talked about communal salvation. C.S. Lewis shared that when one of his best friends died, he thought it would allow him to know his other best friend better. But in fact, he found that he lost a part of his other friend because never again would Lewis see his friend reacting to the first friend's joke or responding to that friend. In other words, each person draws out something unique from the other.

What do you draw out in other people?

This got me thinking. If I were gone, what would my friends be missing? What elements of them wouldn't be seen again. And when we transition in and out of each others lives, what do we take with us?

I used to feel like I was doing something wrong by not acting the same with every person. It made me wonder if I was truly being myself. But now I realize how organic each relationship is. We spark and prod, ignore or bore different places in every person. We each draw something unique from one another. How amazing!