The Lord of the Rings

The "Inner Ring" explains a series of circles that you are always trying to get in to. We have formed our society around. We are always trying to get into different circles. whether that be a quartet or a team or even the military. Many circles have been formed like gangs or cliques in school just so that we can feed our need to keep someone out. It is not that these circles are bad, but it is the exclusion that we don't like.

There can be a lot of effects Wann we are excluded from circles. Some are angry others are just sad. But whenever we make it into the circles we don't sympathize, or with a long the lives of others. This lack of sympathy is what causes the most controversy. There isn't as much reward to entering new circles as one may think. We join these circles expecting some deep bond of fellowship. But all that comes is the ability to exclude someone else.

Many people get these circles and true friendship confused. True friendship comes from spending time with people who enjoy the same things who have similar experiences. It comes from doing things that you love and finding other people who love the same things. Through this we can find a much deeper bond between people. People are willing to drop whatever they have and come to the rescue their friends. I once tried pit orchestra hoping to get into the circle of the theater. I enjoyed it and deepened some friendships that I already had. But I didn't find any new friends and I didn't find any entrance into the theater circle.

What we need to remember is that, even though we are rejected from a circle, there will always be a circle for us to be rejected from. What we need to enjoy the friendship that we already have in the support and love that comes from those. Continue on developing friendships and doing things you love. Don't be put off by one small circle that you can't seem to get into there more important things in life. Open up and show your true self and you'll find true friends.