It's Like Freaking Swiss Cheese

Every now and then, I have these moments of perfect clarity. Everything makes sense. All is well with the world.

Today, it was, surprise surprise, about my friends. I think I love my friends so completely because of something I never really had when I was growing up. I fill the hole that a lot of people would fill with their siblings with my closest friends. It is beautiful.

We are all full of holes. We are all lacking something that has the potential to ruin us. We have to fill our holes with something; it is the rule.

You lack a conventional sibling? Fill it with greed and spite, or fill it with a best friend. You lack a present parent? Fill it with bitterness, or fill it with trust and a family friend. You lack an outstanding talent? Fill it with jealously, or fill it with hard work. You lack direction in life? Fill it with fear, or fill it with faith.

What do I pick?