Dependent (May 7)

Humans are creatures that desire to be independent but are sadly forced into dependence. At times we will rationalize our dependence on something to the reality that it grants us freedom, as is the case with oil and other fuels. There are certain dependencies that are helthy to have and actually help us become better people, such as our dependence on food and water. At the same time there are certain dependencies that are very damaging, the most obvious is the need we have to be in relationship. Clearly it is not good for one to live a completely solitary life. We all seem to have friends of some kind and desire to spend time with those people. However, there are certain people who take relationships such as a friendship or even a romantic relationship and place ones entire life on that relationship. This becomes dangerous and can be seen in the signs of being overly clingy and jelous. In a sense, it seems that the natural dependence that seems to be built into who everyone is as a human has been perverted into something that lacks the true nature of the design. Sure there is a healthy way to have a relationship but the dependence is then driven by the lonliness that we feel as humans and pushes relationships that are not helthy to maintain. Take a step back and become confortable in yourself so that you can then properly place that dependency in someone else.