Diminishing distance

Yesterday I had cause to contemplate distance; the distance between people specifically. In my ruminations I came to the conclusion that distance between people is a very strange thing indeed; we can be far apart from a loved one but feel close to them, or be close to them and feel so very far apart.

That's the nature of our emotional thoughts; they can cross great divides, or create them, both emotional and physical.

I decided that no matter the physical closeness or distance we may share with another person there can be, and often are, boundless emotional distances. I think those distances can be used to draw the other closer though; the distance can be an opportunity.

"Seeing" a loved one from a distance allows the observer the opportunity to see them more clearly, or maybe I should say, allows one to see the other person in their entirety and to understand the emotions and feelings the distance exacerbates.

The phrase about physical distance, absence makes the heart grow fonder, exists for very good reason...But what about emotional distance, or both combined?

Loving a person that is emotionally or physically absent can be torturous, but I see it also a chance at discovery should both parties be open to it. There's ways to work around physical distance with the technology that exists today, and the emotional also, but with the latter we have to want to do so, to work at it, remember the reasons love exists in the first place, and hold it above all else that the attitudes and actions required to span that emotional distance are possible. That's a great opportunity isn't it?

There's nothing quite like the closeness that can exist between two human beings, love is a powerful force, and I believe that feeling is worth fighting for no matter how difficult the battles may be.

I believe physical or emotional distance between two people is an opportunity to learn and understand the other in new ways and more deeply; necessity forces change required to connect more effectively and span the gap. If people want it passionately enough the distance will diminish little by little and the emotional bond and the strength of love, respect and care, will grow.