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OK - I was abused in every way as a kid and that abuse led to me "coming down" with a strong case of schizophrenia. Nothing like your friend went through, but I have some small inkling of what you're talking about. It wasn't really the actual abuse that caused me to suffer - it was the aftereffects. Guilt. Shame. Fear. Depression. Flashbacks. Suicidal thoughts. Tried to kill myself a couple times - didn't succeed.
I was borderline PTSD when I discovered the writings of Ruiz and reading his works (more specifically, doing what he said to do) saved my life. Nowadays, I have fully recovered and am almost off my meds entirely (I still take small doses - *baby doses, mind you* - of an antidepressant and an anti-psychotic). All my doctors have pronounced me a living miracle and are all reading Ruiz's books themselves these days (so they can help others like myself). They all endorse Don Miguel's message.
Now.
I didn't do anything to warrant the abuse and neither did your friend. We were innocent children. And like I said in another post - scars heal, but pain lingers.
Look, we live in a sick world - it can arguably be called a "mental hospital" in and of itself. Ruiz makes this clear in his books. The world is Hell (forget what the bible says about us going to Hell when we die - we are already there) - we all live in Hell and some live in a deeper Hell and still some much deeper than any of us can possibly imagine (like what your friend went through). Ruiz alludes to this hell as "The Smoke" or "Mitote" - a fog that prevents us some seeing/becoming what we really are (and that is pure love).
I'm merely a toltec warrior - he is the master. He can explain human suffering much better than I can, so I suggest you read the book "The Mastery of Love." Who know, you may just learn something. I certainly did - and keep in mind that when I quote/quoted Ruiz, I am doing it out of context. It is much better to read the books written by the man, for the message is that life is nothing but a dream. True, we (a lot of us, anyway) are taught to dream a dream of Hell when we are small children. However, Ruiz makes it clear that it is possible to enjoy/create a dream of "Heaven" in the midst of Hell.
Have I personally done all that yet? NO! I still carry a lot of anger/depression/resentment because of what I've been through. However, I'm getting real close these days to a pleasant dream - one of Heaven. Until then I'm still a warrior, not a master like Don is.
My heart does bleed for your friend - child sex slavery is perhaps the worst form of abuse that can happen to a child. I've never been a sex slave - have been offered, but thankfully I was in the correct frame of mind to say no, but that's just me. A lot of kids (like your friend) had no choice and it was not their fault - they didn't do anything. Ruiz addresses all this kind of stuff in "The Mastery of Love" - what do you have to lose? Give it a look see sometime.
I'm reading it right now as I speak (yet again) - like I told Lizzie, my OP questions were already answered (I had just simply forgotten).
Thanks for your post and being respectful - your friend will be in my thoughts.
when I was a youngan I had a push lawn mower that i used to make afew dollars around the neighborhood. my uncle heard about my enterprise and asked if i would cut his grass for twice the rate that i was in the habit of receiving. when i arrived at the aforementioned location the uncle asked if i would change into some very short pants i would push the mower back and forth across the lawn while he sat on the steps watching. i remember gettting the mower out of the trunk of the car on later occasions and watching my parents drive away. I would stand there paralyzed with fear afraid to turn around waiting to hear that monster whisper......... Daisy Dukes.....
