[00:10] frizze528: tell me a story, por favor

[00:11] kussmischnell: any particular subject>

[00:11] kussmischnell: ?

[00:16] frizze528: nope.

[00:16] kussmischnell: hm. so there once was this boy who didnt like to wear shoes. he would walk around barefoot all the time and people would stare.

[00:17] kussmischnell: the boy would be uncomfortable at the stares and questions but find comfort in the attention and the seperation between him and the observers.

[00:18] frizze528: mmmm

[00:18] kussmischnell: one day while walking on campus the boy realized that this seperation ran deeper than he knew, it was not just seperation but isolation he was achieving

[00:18] kussmischnell: the boy panicked

[00:19] kussmischnell: he ran, barefoot, to his car and grabbed the pair of shoes he always kept around just in case and put the on his feet.

[00:19] frizze528: oh my

[00:21] kussmischnell: stepping out of the car and back into the world that everyone shared he felt comfortable once again and welcomed. the boy realized that by walking with out shoes his individualism had isolated him from others making him sad, angry, and lonely. the boy knew he didnt want any of those things so he acquiesced to wearing shoes and almost once felt as if a huge wieght had been lifted from his soldiers

[00:22] frizze528: this is very intense...

[00:22] kussmischnell: this new found feeling of comfort and ability to identify with everyone has seeped into most aspects of this boys life. his smiles are longer and his words more true. he feels, for the first time in years, that he can identify with almost anyone and be open to them.

[00:24] kussmischnell: the boy laughs and realizes how little things like wearing shoes can be so reflective of bigger things like isolation.