Yeah, I know what ya mean. I had to unsubscribe for a while-- I had some email
troubles-- and it seems that, unfortunately, it came at just the wrong time for
our discussion. We were talking about emotions or something (something which
got a little intense) and I really wanted to keep it going. I feel that intense
conversations are fine, even if we disagree on something, but I don't think this
includes calling people stupid or saying that they just don't know any better or
something. I recall someone snapping at you for a comment to me about
psychology, and I hadn't a clue why the guy seemed so angry; I like when someone
doesn't agree with me on something, because it often causes me to think about
things in a new light, but far be it for me to say someone's wrong or belittle
them. You were one of the people who brought what you thought to the table, no
matter what it sounded like, and that made this forum interesting.

I think that we need more contributers like you-- and, if I might be so bold, as
myself-- to challenge each other so that we may grow and evolve. Often times
growth is hard work, and growing causes resistance (at least for me) to many old
beliefs; often times these beliefs have been held for so long that challenging
them seems ludicrous. For example, no matter how bad we may feel from time to
time-- for me, for a long time, a majority of the time-- believing that we can
do much better (and hence challenging a long-standing belief which we, for some
reason, hold about ourselves) seems virtually impossible.

However I, for one, signed up here to grow no matter what the price. I believe
that there is a price to pay for changing, as well as the price many people pay
for remaining the same. I choose to pay the price of change, simply because
that price is a short-term price and (I feel) not that much at all in the
long-run when compared to other options. However, the price we pay for staying
the same-- that is unless our lives are perfect just the way they are, in which
case there would be no need for change-- is being paid forever, unless we
change, and for some of us we feel the price we pay each and every day; yall
know what I mean, maybe.

Anyway, enough rambling for now. It's good to hear from you again; I'm glad to
have fun and interesting discourse with you again. Honestly, you're one of the
more interesting people to talk to (in my humble opinion) than most of the
people around me. Granted, you're probably a bit older and more mature than
they are, but I believe that (wherever you are right now) you're doing pretty
well for yourself. If not, you could do better, but... That's totally up to
you. Be well.