Hell is other people.
— Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit
Nothing is more challenging than the fact of other people.
The masses, the crowd.
The unstoppable nervous scurry.
No longer in the places we expect them.
They have spilled out.
They are next to us. In front of us. In our pockets.
Every corner of our world is full of other people.
And it dulls your spirit.
Injures your clarity.
Strips the shine off your pretty thoughts.
But for a man who knows his way—
the fact of other people is not a threat.
He is not disturbed.
Not bothered.
He observes others and carries on.
His peace and purpose intact.
He sees people as they are.
Lends a hand when he can.
The world is full of all types of people.
Crazy. Annoying. Wonderful.
This is no problem.
It is the substance of creation.
Your spirit is deeper.
Return to it.
And take comfort.
Let the crowd scurry.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
— Romans 12:2
– Verum