What Do You Need

What Do You Need

My doctor has been putting me through a battery of medical exams lately.  Most recently I had the dreaded colonoscopy.  Hated drinking the stuff, but did just perfectly during the procedure.  I received a clean bill of health.  I needed the specialist who conducted the test; otherwise we’d never know the exact status of my medical health. 

Who do you need?

My wife came up behind me last Friday, put her arms around my neck, and gave me a hug and a kiss.  I needed that.  What a nice moment. 

What do you need?

Often, after posting a blog, I’ll hear from someone as to how my words have impacted their life.  I need to know that from time to time my writing is making a difference somewhere in the world. 

What do you need?

-In August I’ll be flying to Tennessee for a family reunion.  I need the airline pilot.

-Tomorrow Carolyn and I go off on a three-day holiday.  We need the room to be ready and the food to be properly prepared by human hands.

What do you need?

-Adia and Eliot came for a visit recently.  They were working on some craft Carolyn designed to keep them occupied.  At one point Eliot couldn’t get the cap off a bottle of water color stuff.  He needed my help.

What do you need?

-I am not a gardener.  I need gardeners who are skillful and can grow delicious foods for our table.

-I couldn’t milk a cow if my life depended on it.  I need dairy farmers.

-I use computers but I couldn’t build one if I had to.  I need techno artists.

-We need a thousand individuals every day to build, make, open, close, produce, and invent the stuff of life.  We couldn’t get along without them.  We need them.

-I need police officers around to assure that we live in a reasonably safe world.  Merle, my police office friend, is a needed entity in my life. 

-We need our military men and women faithfully doing their duty every day to help stabilize our world and our interests. 

-I need friendships.

  -I need love from my siblings.

  -I need love from my step-children.

 -I need love, hand-holding, back rubs, and togetherness from my wife.

What do you need?

I need you, and you need me to.

In friendship

In trust

In good citizenship

In good morals

In integrity

In kindness

In being a fellow traveler on this planet.

Now that you know you need someone, tell them, and say the words of appreciation.  They need that most of all.

We really do need each other.

P Michael Biggs

Encouragement in Sight

One Word at a Time