Today I looked around me and noticed that when I looked at people around campus, because I attend a university, no one ever looked back or just glanced over like I was a chair or something. I especially felt like a ghost today, floating around and passively observing other people live their lives, so desperately wanting to join their world but really only a piece of me is heard here and there and i'm only seen when I do something like drop a book, trip and fall or run into something. Then I just feel like an idiot and for the rest of the day, or the rest of the week for that matter, I go back and think back to that moment of weakness and I end up feeling inadequate, insecure and all alone for a painfully long period of time. I shouldn't obsess over those moments, but I can't help it. It's just one of those chains that keeps me from being a whole person.
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I know what that feels like. Like your a constant outsider to life, and you are only allowed to see what it\'s like for others but never get to participate. :-(
Being known around the world for the work that I do, I get more attention than any one person needs. Believe me, being on the receiving end is much over-rated. When one\'s time is done with people after a day or evening, one finds out who their true friend really is above all others: themselves. So, look in the mirror, smile, say hello, and meet the best friend you\'ll ever have.