"Most civilized people are out of touch with reality because they confuse the world as it is with the world as they think about it and talk about it and describe it. For on the one hand there is the real world and on the other a whole system of symbols about that world which we have in our minds. These are very, very useful symbols, all civilization depends on them, but like all good things they have their disadvantages, and the principle disadvantage of symbols is that we confuse them with reality, just as we confuse money with actual wealth" - Alan Watts
 Another day, another migraine that refuses to fade; trying to build bridges is hard when you only seem to spit kerosene and exhale hot embers. I'm just trying to find a friend to which I can relate some cosmic intangibles. Someone with which I don't need to always maintain a social battery and be constantly "on," so to speak. I'm currently unemployed, married with kids, not conventionally attractive, and don't really have time for anyone shallow enough to see any of those as a reason not to pursue friendship or a conversation with me. We can have deep conversations about life, love, and loss, or just talk about your day. I'm here for all of it.
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