It occurs to me that what we all crave is a way to be heard. Crying in the wilderness doesn't work because there is no one to hear.

I am not trained in the ways of the mind but I am observant. A certain quantity of "screaming mad" resides in all of us because of what we are going through. Sometimes it is suprising what little things trigger the screaming. It could be amplified by personal immaturity but, to me, more likely it is because of super high stress. This cancer event is undoubtedly an extreamly stress inducing event. Those feelings are compressed and hidden in public but ocassionally come out when we are in the relative safety of people with whom we can relate. The same thing sometimes happens in families, and marriages. We vent with and sometimes on those people we love.

Overall I think this is cathartic and theraputic. But we all have to be sure that no one is accidentally on the firing range when we let loose. If someone gets hit, the result is even more stress for them and more stress is a very bad thing.

Finding a way to use that energy for something more productive would be great. Doing our best to use polite manners and more careful words will also help.

The pen is mightier than the sword. With a sword you can only effect one at a time. With words on the internet you can whack thousands at a time.