SHOWING UP BECAUSE I WANT TO, NOT BECAUSE I AM EXPECTED TO

It gives me the absolute joy to be there for my close friends and loved ones. I’m always happy to be there for them when they need me. Not always making excuses, but showing up, sometimes I leave what I am engaged with just to see that I attend to them, measuring the value of what I was doing against what they need me for. Because of my availability to my friends and family, I’m most reliable. If they need things done that are so important, and they need someone to help, they call on me. If they need to talk to someone in the middle of the night, I’m always available. If they need someone to listen to them talk for hours, while they release their emotions, I’m the guy they call. It is the least I can do.

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When it comes to relationships, I’m the kind of guy who appreciates the ability of my partner to be available to me as often as possible. It gives me confidence in what we have together and removes the atom of doubt in the relationship. Being available to me means that more trust and loyalty will exist between us. Some will say that the more available you are to people, the less value those people have for you, but to me, I believe that it is only right to always show up when you are needed, be there for people you love, as we never can tell how long we have with them.

But truth be told, people tend to take for granted the ones who are always available to them, just like air people breathe, they don’t recognise the importance sometimes until they are gasping for air, not until they are no longer available and there for them, they don’t see and appreciate their importance or value the time of the ones who are always available to them. When I understand the energy I get from people like this, I keep my energy for people who will value my presence and effort. I show up for the ones who show up for me and make myself available to the ones who make themselves available to me. The energy I get is the energy I give; it is a give and take. Sometimes, all I need from the other person is a little effort.

My name is @rishagamo, and above is my submission for the Sci-Fi Multiverse prompt Week 54 Edition 2 “THE HIDDEN COST OF ALWAYS BEING AVAILABLE”.