An open letter to my fellow human beings.

Dear fellow human beings:

Let’s inspire each other. From a distance. Yet close in a spiritual sense.Let’s share ourselves. Our thoughts. Our dreams. Our misgivings. Our anguish. This is what we need in our lives. Contact with kindred spirits. To buoy our spirits. To lift our morale. To know that others understand what we feel. That we aren’t alone. Then we can go on living our lives. In meaningful, fulfilling ways. Knowing that we can find sustenance from other living beings. Someone who understands. I think we understand each other. We’re friends in the making. We can wish each other happiness. In our present situations. By broadening each other’s scope. Extending our horizons. Bringing passion into each other’s lives. With words. Meaningful words. This is the way people – two human beings – are supposed to communicate. It’s called dialogue. And there’s intimacy in this. The inclination of some is to think of intimacy only in sexual terms. But true intimacy is much deeper than that. It’s the way we talk to each other. Honestly. With passion. With soulful meaning. See, fellow human beings, we can be intimate. From a distance. With words. And thoughts. And we can still be true to ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we can inspire each other to be more intimate with, oh, so many, many people around us. Life, you know, should be a grand and intimate experience. --Jim Broede