November 15, 2014
Alone In Another World
I eat, sleep, work, go to class and exercise with approximately 575 other people who are confined to a 6 acre “campus”. I share an open air cubicle with two other men than is 80 square feet. I wait in line with 90 other people every day for lunch and dinner. I watch television in a small room with forty other people. I can sit in my bunk and hear 5 or 6 different conversations at any particular point in time. Despite all of this activity, I am as alone as I have ever been in my life.
I feel like a traveler who mistakenly landed in another world. I am stuck in this new world until my time expires and I can return to my old world. I have a difficult time communicating in my new world because I do not really speak the same language as the people who live here. It is like being stuck in limbo, and it is not very comfortable.
I suppose I could amend my character and my ways and try to fit into this foreign world? However, that would force me to make changes that I do not believe I should make. I believe that fitting into this world could be a real mistake.
Instead, I will mentally escape this new world as often as possible through reading, writing, classes and exercise. Communication with people from my old world will also support me as I bide my time in this new world.
Alone in another world is simply another consequence of making bad decisions. But I will overcome. I have to.
Ken Flaska
I don’t know if comments are getting back to you. I hope so. Sending prayers to comfort you. You will get through this as God will guide you & strengthen you. Where you are does not define you…who you are does. You have taken responsibility & now have accepted your situation. Remember every storm runs out of rain. Your struggle is your strength, if you can resist becoming negative, bitter or hopeless…..in time, your struggles will give you everything.
Also, God will never leave you empty. He will replace everything you lost. If He asks you to put something down, it’s because He wants you to pick up something greater.
Stay safe & calm……….I wish you only the best.
Linda
Linda, sometimes it takes me a couple of days, but I send all comments to our writers. I will forward your note to Ken. Thanks for writing.
Thanks Justin……..