So much thought here! I find myself less and less desiring to be in the company of most people. I don't want to judge them, for I see myself in them, in that I once exhibited the same behaviors that I now (in my mind) criticize in them. Sometimes I want to just say to others, "Wake up!", yet I know that they won't awaken unless the time is right for them to do so. I, too, love Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings, and I meditate to find a sense of balance in my life.