Lost Souls

I had always thought that a lost soul was someone trapped between heaven and earth, someone who has died, but does not realize they are dead. Maybe they are someone with unfinished business. Like the reluctant spirits in "Ghost Whisperer," they can't find the light because they are consumed with the lingering darkness.
In our earthly life, a lost soul is someone who has no direction in their life, no apparent purpose. They have many acquaintances but few friends. Those who do know this person think them a little strange, or socially awkward. Perhaps some of them are psychopaths, people who lack empathy. But sometimes they are just misunderstood. In our modern day and age, one might characterize them as "off the grid."
These are people who are not engaged with the world, or the people in it. They wander throughout life, neither touching nor being touched. When they pass, few notice.
These people do exist. It's a shame that we are so preoccupied with our own little worlds that we can't rescue some of them. In these writings I will share with those "souls" that that wandered into my life and made a positive impact in my life, sharing with me ways to help even perhaps save a "lost soul".