Yes, a paradox.

Maybe that's what we lack most in our relationships. True intimacy. I don't mean physical intimacy. More a sharing of souls. With words. With thoughts. A connectedness.  The natural flow/poetry of life.  Shared. With an individual. Or the masses. Even a rare politician can be intimate. A writer, too. Someone from virtually any walk of life. I find it easiest and hardest to convey intimacy in words. Yes, a paradox. --Jim Broede