Inner emptiness disguises itself as sociability. Many confuse being always surrounded with having built relationships, without realizing they are just using the presence of others as background noise to stifle the threatening silence they feel inside. True connection with the other stems from a fullness, not from a need. It is the surplus of an inner wealth that seeks sharing, not the desperate request for an identity loan. This is why the strongest relationships are often the most unassuming: they are free choices, not desperate anchors.




