an unlocked door
Nothing is more calming and reassuring than discovering that you are not alone. This is especially relevant when you are in some kind of dire situation, but it is generally true all through life. Even surrounded by people who love you, it is sometimes possible to feel isolated and alone, and it is always a terrible feeling. In a world so heavily populated and in a country dedicated (at least originally) to the ideal of individuality and personal identity, it is suprising how easy it is to feel like everyone you see dances to the beat of a single drum that sounds, to you, garishly arythymic. Stupidity and misery runs rampant, and it does so LOUDLY. The pathetic fools are those who seem to make the most noise, with their nextel phones and their drunken uncompromising drama-filled screaming fits.
I had begun to come to terms with the fact that my particular way of thinking, what I have always believed was a rational and appropriate approach to life, was extremely rare, and that I, by extension, am an oddity to have such psychological balance when so few do. Even when I find people online who seem to share many of my thoughts, peoeple like those on the XKCD msg-board and random wonderful folk like emblemparade, in some ways they make me feel more alone because they are so distant and I cannot become very close with them.
But now... goodness; things have changed. I feel like a door has been unlocked for me, one which opens to a room filled with heady scents and relaxed chatter, warmed by a convivial fire, and my spirit-brethren welcoming me with smiles and open arms. The comforts and pleasures I see in my near future are exhiliratingly luscious.
Thought you'd like to know.
I had begun to come to terms with the fact that my particular way of thinking, what I have always believed was a rational and appropriate approach to life, was extremely rare, and that I, by extension, am an oddity to have such psychological balance when so few do. Even when I find people online who seem to share many of my thoughts, peoeple like those on the XKCD msg-board and random wonderful folk like emblemparade, in some ways they make me feel more alone because they are so distant and I cannot become very close with them.
But now... goodness; things have changed. I feel like a door has been unlocked for me, one which opens to a room filled with heady scents and relaxed chatter, warmed by a convivial fire, and my spirit-brethren welcoming me with smiles and open arms. The comforts and pleasures I see in my near future are exhiliratingly luscious.
Thought you'd like to know.