To belong

Some people want to belong. Just that: to belong. Where, you might ask? With whom? Somewhere. With someone. Never ask them that: they don't know. They just want to belong. To be a part of something. Most times they don't even know where they would like to be, or what would they like to belong to, or with whom, they are as clueless as a newborn. They are merely looking for solid ground, for a foundation to their own selves, for an identity that they cannot create and give themselves, or that they cannot accept without it being first accepted and approved by others, whoever they might be. To belong. We belong within ourselves. Sometimes we belong somewhere with someone else. But for that to happen, we need to know where, and with whom - and we need to know the exact answer to both questions. We cannot settle for less. Or at least we shouldn't.