Those suffering mental illness yelling at the air. I empathize with them. The overwhelming disappointment at the cruelty she and I suffered. Rug-pulled by Elmer Fudd. “Un-fucking-believable!” I find myself suddenly mumbling or yelling at the air.

The ancient Greeks had six words for love, one of which is philia, meaning deep friendship. No matter what one doesn’t have, if one has that, one can survive.