the people who are the most in need of help are often the
same ones who cannot receive it. for example, those who
believe all human minds are isolated and who have built their
lives on that principle can only rarely come to appreciate the
connections between us. their loneliness and self-imposed
isolation seems to be the normal state of affairs to these
people; little do they realize that if they relaxed their
armored ego barrier, then the thoughts and emotions of others
would start to be perceptible. they desperately cling to the
belief system that IS their problem in such a way that they
cannot see the solution, nor can they even believe that the
solution exists. should these people consciously strive to
relax that barrier, it would dissolve quickly. many just
cannot do that and never will. many can however, and can
relax in the invisible web of human mentation that underlies
all of our consciousnesses like a huge, comfortable and active
safety net.
-- fred t. hamster
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