Me: Just had this dream and thought of you and another friend
R: oh wow. I’d say that’s significant, though I can’t say exactly how
Me: Idk but it put Lacuna Coil’s Trip The Darkness in my head this morning. And I didn’t mean to sleep in this late today lol
R: I’ve been listening to them more often lately. And I’ve had more than a month of overly vivid dreams, though they fade quickly
Me: Interesting, I never really think mine have significance since I dream every night and it’s a lot of ridiculous nonsense, but today was weird
R: I suppose that if I were to offer an interpretation, it is that we can find comfort in the darkness with others, but we must all make our own way out separately
the temperature of, say, water, is just an average of the energy levels of the component molecules, which is why water will evaporate far below its boiling point: because some molecules are already boiling. The more exceptional you become, the more isolated you feel in some ways, since everyone you know is heading in a slightly different direction, but as you spend time with more exceptional people, the amount it helps your own growth is worth it.
Me: Interesting comparison. Have you been experiencing this?
R: The better parts of it only lately, though [gf’s] mind has been molding mine and vice versa for long enough that the isolation isn’t so troublesome since it isn’t absolute.
Me: That’s good. A strong partnership would be helpful in this context.
R: You’ll have trouble finding one because you are exceptional, but it will likely be more satisfying for it.
Me: Ty for saying that, it helps a little.
R: I think you have a much better set of criteria than most people do at this point, that will help too, i.e. you have a reasonably good sense of what is essential and what’s a deal breaker, and they aren’t petty things.
Me: It’s good and bad. It’s better when it’s good, it’s lonely the rest of the time.