Two

There's a reason why God paired everyone up on that ark, a reason why the bible tells us two is better than one (for one can help his brother up when he falls), a reason why even Jesus called the twelve disciples to his side; in short, we aren't meant to go it alone. There is force in numbers.

I marvel at people who try. I think they are equal measures brave and crazy. Some of them will say they are alone not by choice, but by circumstance. I don't know about that. We can make friends in a number of places, re-establish contact with old friends and - if you are single - wait for love not in despair but with the heart of a warrior-poet, fighting versus while writing verses.

Solitude is a good thing in very small doses. Beyond that one can become so encapsulated in their own little world that things only get worse. Before long loneliness usually marches in and with it sadness. There's a song out now by some guy called Gotye that says "We can become addicted to a certain kind of sadness." I totally agree. Sadness is just as insidious as cocaine or alcohol. It's a quiet disease and it can cripple a life, a marriage and all sorts of other things.

You need to remember that you are never alone. Never. Even in the dark, in your bed at night. Above you are a billion stars and one pair of eyes just waiting for an invitation to join you. He never misses a call, never forgets to show up, never is pressed for time to see you. Some of the best rest you will ever have in your life will come on those nights when God talks you to sleep.

Remember, you are never one. With God you are always two.