I'm looking at the friend sitting across the table from me and thinking about the silly comment uttered. I laugh out loud, a giggle that evolves into a full, hearty laughter, running away on its own. I realize that this is the first time I've laughed all day. She is unaware of how witty she can be.
Independence can be a form of a crutch, I realized the other day. Just as much as dependence on another person can be a crutch. Independence can mean that you're simply preventing disappointment caused by other people. Ah, self-reliance.
As an adult, you don't hear encouraging statements or compliments in a direct and intentional manner such as when you're a kid. In fact, compliments are never quite what they seem - especially not in LA. They are loaded statements, comments for buttering up, one-liners to schmooze and charm, likely veiling ulterior and purely selfish motives; thus, I have grown to become quite skeptical of them. Some may take longer to materialize than others, but I think when you spend any given amount of time with a person, you will find out if they're being genuine or not.
Tomorrow promises to be another long day.
I guess it was a pretty long day. Thank God for laughter.
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