IRONICALLY, SOMETIMES WHEN WE FEEL THERE IS NO PLACE for us in the world, we choose to live a life of isolation and disconnectedness—sort of our way of sticking it to all of humanity before they can get to us. You’ve asked yourself the question over and over again, Is there anyone who really cares? And your conclusion is, No. So you decide to join them. You’re not going to care either. You’re not going to feel any more hurt. Sometimes we take this so far that we decide the only way not to feel pain is to inflict it.
