Demon Seed

Many intelligent people seem broken, because they need their missing pieces.

Sometimes, just listening to them and honestly empathizing can be what is needed.

At other times, going with them directly to the source of pain and calling it by its true name helps to release.

But, generally, we are not taught how to do this.

We are discouraged from being “humane.”

We are taught to believe that another’s suffering could be catching.

We are taught to be selfish – and only invest if there is personal gain.

We are taught to disassociate from our own feelings, as if to know and own them is weakness or flaw.

We are taught to ignore our own instincts, so we’ll line up and be fed to The Maw.