TheLonelyHeart（ATaleofOneMan'sSearchforLove）

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Lonelinessisafeelingthatcanstrikeanyone,anywhere,anytime.Itisastateofbeingthatcangripone'sheartlikeavise,leavingthemfeelinghollowandemptyinside.AnditwasthisfeelingthatplaguedJohn,amanwhohadbeensearchingforlovehisentirelife.

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Johnwasamanofaverageheight,withsandy-brownhairanddeep-setblueeyesthatseemedtoreflectthesadnessinhissoul.Hehadakindface,butitwasmarredbylinesofworrythatseemedetchedintohisskin.Hewasamanwhohadbeenhurtbefore,anditshowed.

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Hehadgrownupinalovingfamily,buthadalwaysfeltlikehedidn'tquitefitin.Hewasanintrovertedchild,preferringthecompanyofbookstotheraucouslaughterofhissiblings.Ashegrewolder,thissenseofnotbelonginggrewstronger,untilitconsumedhimentirely.

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Johnhadtriedhishandatlovemanytimesbefore,butitalwaysseemedtoendinheartbreak.Hewouldmeetawoman,falldeeplyinlovewithher,onlytohaveherleavehimforsomeoneelse.Ithadbecomeapatterninhislife,onethathecouldn'tseemtobreak.

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Despitehisexperiences,Johnremainedhopeful.Hebelievedthattherewassomeoneoutthereforhim,someonewhowouldlovehimforwhohewas,flawsandall.Andso,hecontinuedhissearch,nevergivinguponhisquestforlove.

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Oneday,JohnmetawomannamedEmily.Shewaskindandsweet,withasmilethatcouldlightupthedarkestofrooms.Johnwasinstantlysmittenwithher,andtheybegandating.

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Forthefirstfewmonths,thingsweregreat.Theyspenteverymomenttogether,laughingandtalkingforhoursonend.Butastimepassed,JohnbegantonoticethatEmilywaspullingawayfromhim.Sheseemeddistantandpreoccupied,andhecouldn'tshakethefeelingthatsomethingwaswrong.

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Oneevening,EmilysatJohndownandtoldhimthatshehadmetsomeoneelse.Shesaidthatshestillcaredforhim,butthatshecouldn'tcontinuetheirrelationshipanylonger.Johnfeltlikehishearthadbeenrippedoutofhischest.Hehadthoughtthathehadfinallyfoundtheone,butonceagain,hewasleftalone.

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Daysturnedintoweeks,andJohnsankdeeperintohisdespair.Hefoundhimselfwalkingthroughthestreetsofthecity,lostinthought.Ashewalked,henoticedahomelessmansittingonthesidewalk,holdingoutacupforsparechange.

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Themanwasthinandgaunt,withawildbeardandeyesthatseemedtolookrightthroughJohn.Butitwasn'thisappearancethatcaughtJohn'sattention-itwasthelonelinessthatseemedtoemanatefromhim.Johnrealizedthathewaslookingatamanwhohadlosteverything,includinghope.

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Johnfeltawaveofcompassionwashoverhim.Hereachedintohispocketandpulledoutahandfulofcoins,droppingthemintotheman'scup.ThemanlookedupatJohn,hiseyesfillingwithtears.

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"Thankyou,"themansaidsoftly."Thankyousomuch."

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Johnwalkedawayfromtheman,buthecouldn'tshakethefeelingofsadnessthathungoverhimlikeacloud.Itwasthenthatherealizedsomething-hewasn'taloneinhisloneliness.Therewereothersouttherewhowerejustaslostandaloneashewas.

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Johnbegantovolunteeratalocalhomelessshelter,spendinghiseveningsservingmealsandtalkingtothosewhohadnowhereelsetogo.Hefoundthatinhelpingothers,hewasalsohelpinghimself.Thesenseofpurposehehadbeenlackingwasslowlyreturningtohim.

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Onenight,whileworkingattheshelter,JohnmetawomannamedSarah.Shewasbeautiful,withlongbrownhairandasmilethatremindedhimofEmily.Buttherewassomethingdifferentabouther-sheseemedtounderstandhiminawaythatEmilyneverhad.

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Theytalkedforhours,sharingstoriesoftheirlivesandtheirstruggles.Johnfoundhimselfopeninguptoherinawayhehadneverdonebefore.Asthenightworeon,herealizedthathehadfeelingsforSarah-feelingsthatwentbeyondfriendship.

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Intheweeksthatfollowed,JohnandSarahgrewcloser.Theywentondatesandspenthourstalkingonthephone.Johnfoundhimselffallinginlovewithher,buthewasafraidtotellherhowhefelt.Hedidn'twanttorisklosingherlikehehadlostEmily.

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Oneevening,whilesittinginaparktogether,Sarahturnedtohimandsaid,"John,Ihavesomethingtotellyou."

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John'sheartracedashewaitedforhertospeak.

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"Iloveyou,"shesaid,takinghishandinhers."Iknowit'ssoon,butIcan'thelphowIfeel."

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TearsfilledJohn'seyesashelookedather.Herealizedthenthathehadfoundwhathehadbeenlookingforallalong-love.

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Theykissedunderthestars,theirheartsfullofhopeandhappiness.Johnknewthattherewouldbestrugglesahead,buthealsoknewthattheywouldfacethemtogether.

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AstheywalkedbacktoSarah'sapartment,handinhand,Johnrealizedthathehadfoundhissoulmate.Heknewthatthelonelinessthathadplaguedhimforsolongwasfinallygone.Hewasnolongeralone-hehadfoundlove.

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