a beautiful quote

"we each read about one another because we see in each other something meaningful. We want to learn more. We want to follow this person or that along on their journey: see where they go and what it is that they do. We allow each other to read what we wrote-- very often our very most private thoughts-- and let people, total strangers often, into the depths of us. We even put our heart of hearts out on display and, since we believe that the only people who are reading are benign or even benevolent people, we feel a sense of trust: she trusts him with the treasures of her heart and he trusts her with the treasures of his heart. Some people seek approval or even solace through the reactions of sympathetic parties to entries or dialogues. I have done it time and time again, tossed out the most hurting parts of me for everyone to see and, almost without exception, I have received kind and sympathetic responses, always a kind word, even when others might not know what I was going through."

just beautifully put.