I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends

If you happened to catch Tuesday night's season opener of The Biggest Loser, you had a front-row seat to one of the most beautiful examples of camaraderie I've seen in a long time.

The new contestants were given their first challenge: walk or run the final mile of the 26-mile course that last year's contestants ran. This was no easy feat for these people; some of them are well over 300 pounds, and at least one is over 400.

The last few stragglers were finishing, and the camera panned to Tracey, one of the female contestants. She was literally crawling on her belly, so out of shape that she could not walk even one mile. The EMT was hovering over her, trying to decide what course of intervention he should take, when almost all of the other contestants stepped in, stooped down, picked her up by the arms, and carried her to the finish line. (Of course, by this time, I was in a puddle.) It was a stunning display of compassion and caring.

There are times in life where our friends and family carry us through, and there are times in life when we are the ones who have to do the carrying. It's easy to be the strong one, to be helping your friend when she is in the midst of a struggle. I think it's harder to be on the receiving end, to be the one who is in need of help. If you are going through a rough period right now, let your friends be there for you. It's okay to ask for help, and it's also fine to accept it.

If you have a friend who is having a rough time right now, call her, stop by for a visit, send her a funny card or a note; whatever the case, DO SOMETHING to show you love and care about her. These simple acts of love are what make us feel we belong to someone or something, that we matter to somebody else.

Remember that little saying: "To have a friend, be one."
Posted by Mistress of Woes at 6:13 AM
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