There's an interval, say two seconds, between a cognitive stimulus, and an emotional response. For instance, I recently heard a school girl describing her love for performing in grade-school dance recitals. She started dancing in first grade – then the thrill of the lights! One day she happened to overhear two fourth-grade girls talking about her. "I don't want to be her partner," one was whispering to the other. (1.) Two seconds later, the implications of this rejection hit her, she burst into tears, ran home, and didn't dance for two years. That's what actually happened. (2.) After two years, and some counseling from adults who suggested she learn to "Just let it slide off," she returned to dance and wrote an essay about the experience, which I heard her reciting on a radio broadcast. (3.) Let's return to those two seconds, between stimulus ("I don't want to be her partner!") and response (Bursting into tears, running home, and abandoning dance for two years) – (3a.) Let's not even consider that the fourth-grade girl might have been reluctant to "be her partner" because she didn't feel skillful enough, that she'd suffer by comparison. (3b.) Let's turn to, How can a person "Just Let It Slide Off" with only two seconds to do it? (4.) "God is a little girl locked inside a closet, and when you understand this, it hits you right between the eyes." God (the little girl locked inside a closet) has infinite abilities; She understands everyone's feelings at once; She knows there are always other partners, you just wait; She knows people feel small and weak and helpless (because She does, being locked inside a closet!); knows people have limited social skills; knows you can always say something rude or funny or totally inappropriate: "They know! They know who will fit in!" When God feels hurt, She tries to understand the real source of the pain (knowing or perceiving that the pain may have nothing to do with Her personally) It may simply be, She couldn't see There's Hurt Inside Everyone. "So embarrassing!" (–Source: taxi1010.com stargate51)

"So you don't want to sit with me?"
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—We're all animals ... Monogamy is not natural ... Maybe because your mother didn't die ... I wouldn't be surprised.

"I don't want to be her partner." [Two fourth-grade girls whispering to each other, rejecting you for some reason – They may just feel inept, because they actually are inept!]
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—"So embarrassing!" ... They know ... They know who will fit in ... You can see they're just miserable ... "I don't want to be popular, you asshole!" ... And all that ... They really are uneducated socially, most people... Early signs ... The living dead ... All three ... (1.) You wait; (2.) Let things develop; (3.) There's other people; (4.) Nothing forced is ever beautiful; (5.) This, too, will pass; (6.) There's nothing complicated; (7.) Keep it simple.

"If you love Los Angeles so much, why don't you live there?"
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—Raising twenty kids.

"We don't care about her."
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—Back on the farm.

"Because we all like poo-poo."
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—I think I take enough shit.

"Good morning, do you have phone with you? No phone? Uh-oh!"
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—It's heartbreaking – To each his own – Oh, yeah! There's a reason – You have resistance to germs – I don't!

"Dude, do you have a cell phone on you?"
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—You should try out different dogs ... What a doll! ... Duck and cover.

"Give me an example – You gotta give me an example."
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—One hundred fifty revolutions per minute and two hundred pounds of thrust.

"Why did you choose The Black Pool?"
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—It just popped into my mind, you know?

"Give me another example."
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—Is this going to be a race to the bottom?

"Who broke the cookie jar?"
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—Angels did, Mom!

"Did you do that?"
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—It must be.

"So you did that?"
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—Who else would?

"I have to clean off the counter first – I'll get yelled at if I don't."
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—There's no boo-boo here! – Who do you want to talk to in the land of the living?

"You know where to go."
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—What you know never hurts you.

"You know what to do."
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—It's better you know than you don't know.

"You never forget your first girl."
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—There's better.

"Your website is interesting but I'm afraid I don't exactly understand. What is it that you do?"
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—Are you a bird spirit?

"It's regrettable we need to go through this process again, but we will if we have to."
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—Your first naïve attempts are often the best.

"I don't pay you for that."
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—You're not big on details, are you?

"... so I ended up in Hayward!"
—It's insane. Exactly, sir!
—That happens!