When I was a child, I watched Grandma darn socks (sewing the holes in them, for those too young to know that term) so they could be worn some more. Today we simply throw out socks with a hole in them and get a new pair. In this world of cheap and disposable items, it has become more convenient to replace something than to repair it.

The practice of just throwing out something and replacing it has too often extended into our relationships with friends and associates. Some people simply don’t want to be bothered with the time and effort necessary to maintain a relationship if they feel they’ve been hurt or treated unfairly. They just decide to find someone else to replace him/her.

People are not things; they are living beings with souls. Their souls, mingled with yours, make your life greater than the sum of its parts. It’s well worth trying to put aside any negative feelings you might have from a bad incident and “darn” a relationship which was good in the past. Then you could wear it some more.