YOu and Best can correct me if I'm wrong, but don't we now understand that we are self-centred souls who understand the world only as it relates to us? And don't we now understand that our inflated egos are what make us vulnerable and sensitive to the opinions of others, and that in that sensitivity lies a drink for us?
You know we can't control the world. You know that when we allow ourselves to be hurt becuase the world doesn't give us what we think we should get, only we notice. You know that that is the alcoholics way, to feel more the ***** of one person's disapproval rather than the love of hundreds? You better believe that that's me, and I only maintain a balance when I remember - resentments are taken, not given.