Square Peg in a Round Hole

[Westleigh]

That is really beautiful, Summerland. What a moving experience it must have been.

While I agree completely with the wonderful sentiments Summer put forth, I had a slightly different reaction to the OP, in that I simply wanted to agree that I have never been able to understand how most human beings work. I don't just mean indifference to social injustice or lack of curiosity toward the bigger questions (though those are certainly part of the mystery), but in a more fundamental sense I have always felt like an alien among the people around me. The things I find pleasure in and importance in seem to be meaningless to others and vice versa, and the way most people spend their lives - rushing about like a hurricane trying to do many different things at once, while never actually seeming to achieve anything or having anything to show for this hard work afterwards - is baffling too. Family and friends actively disapprove of my "differentness" and keep trying to make me "normal", yet I have a simple life and am happy, while they have a very complicated one which they complain about all the time. I'm not sure why they would wish to entrap me in such a peculiar business. I think we create our own complications.

I struggle to feel a part of this world. It has always felt like I was observing it rather than joining in.

There is a plus side to this, which is when I meet one of the very rare people who seem to be on the same wavelength as I am, I feel a very strong connection with that person and my whole body seems to vibrate with happiness. I feel a strong affection toward many people in this forum because of this, as many of you seem to be just as loopy.