I have a confession to make.

[Bring4th_Austin]

Just seems to me that if we are practicing compassion and love and complete acceptance for another, we will make the attempt to actually see from their perspective, to give the acknowledgement to the reality of their experience and not just write it off as "the usual". That can be very diminishing to receive, and if our focus is how we are affecting our community...

I'm feeling that the reason I don't fully understand this statement is similar to the reason it was felt that being a Ra wanderer had to be hidden information.

If this experience is so deeply meaningful on a personal level, what aspect of it is dependent on the acknowledgment of other-selves that it is special? What part of the self is relying on the community to validate this identity?

Tanner, thinking about what you said and the questions I had made me realize that there are plenty of ways that I seek validation from the community as well, thinking of situations I may feel diminished as you describe from certain social dynamics that play out on the forums.

You have helped me realize I have been lacking a certain angle of empathy in perceiving this situation, thank you.