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@JeffN the society we live in frowns on making waves... ironically, we are drawn to controversy and drama even though many say they hate it... it's like the accident on the side of the highway. Three lanes of traffic draws to a snail's pace so we can rubber neck at the poor guy's bad luck... yet, we also have a built-in mechanism to silently anesthetize ourselves, to protect ourselves from the things that are too much to handle. Pushing the limits of what others expect, playing the game, going along with the crowd - all so much a part of who we are as humans. It's sad to think about it - there are plenty of people who live their lives feeling left out because they look at life differently - some people live their entire lives in a place of quiet disappointment while they think "is this all there is?" It is hard work to push through those barriers and break down the walls... there is a quote by ee cummings that I love - To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else – means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.