Quite often, when I am alone for periods of time, I start to get the feeling that not only am I alone physically, but I am alone on a far greater scale. I am alone spiritually and the void will never be filled. That there is no one in this world who will ever understand me... with whom I can connect. I can honestly say that I never felt this so strongly as I did this evening, when God called me up collect and said, "Chris -- You're alone in this world." and then hung up. Well, at least he got my name right this time.