Love Needs a Third Party: My Journey in Loving My Neighbors

 I have to admit that for the first 20 years of my life, I learned little about communication, forming relationships, building community with others, or charity.  Neither my school nor my family prepared me for the social aspects of cooperating with and helping others. I had to acquire these skills on my own in the school of life, later through counseling and spiritual guidance, and then through interactions with brothers and sisters. I’m still in the midst of this learning process even after all these decades. Four life lessons in particular stand out to me.