Another beautifully written and thought provoking post @meno! So many interesting reflection material in there. Emotions, we have so many, they are ever so present in our everyday lives but yet it seems every time they appear we don't know how to deal with them. Like you said, we carry heavy shields to protect ourselves from the outside world, all for different reasons but mainly to avoid pain. You're right that we should open up more to others and share our less pretty side, but I guess sometimes having a bit of reserve is also good. Eternal balance... But virtual world or not I think it makes no difference, I think that when feeling alone it dosen't matter how many real or virtual people are around, like you said it's in the mind. Anyway, keep up the great work! ;)