Holy shit; so many great points. First off, you are quite adept at explaining yourself, via text anyways, so your effort is paying off. I agree completely in r

Holy shit; so many great points. First off, you are quite adept at explaining yourself, via text anyways, so your effort is paying off. I agree completely in regards to Pity. It is worse than hatred in my opinion. More insidious, crippling, and degrading, but that is my opinion. My message was not out of pity, nor does it encourage it. It was a little reminder to make an extra effort to talk to people you know want to be talked to but are for whatever reason having a hard time expressing that desire. There have been so many posts about the first part of deepening our social awareness of the lost and lonely. I want to push further. So i will do this from time to time. Take it as pity, call me weak, i care not. I am here because someone took the time to talk when i was not able to but desperately in need of it. I do not hug, but i will firmly place my hand on your shoulder and look deeply into your eyes.