The problem was that it was hard for us to realize that we did not matter to anyone outside our own small company. For so long, we had lived under the illusion that our lives were still worth something to the broader community of mankind, and even though that illusion was shattered brick by brick (a 5:00 p.m. curfew, no going to the movies, no mailing letters abroad, no libraries, no telephones), we still refused to let go of it. Even though the truth was right in front of our faces!
