I Am a Psychopath

I think people are lonely and scared, more than they care to admit. Young men have little life experience and have had little time to develop empathy. They've never had the real pleasure of actual intimacy and something as authentic as love has never crossed their doorstep. Women mature sooner. I don't have any advice, I only have the wisdom of my age. Be compassionate. However, that doesn't mean that you should step in front of a train. When people are being inappropriate, politely refuse to engage. I make films for a living and I learned a valuable lesson years ago when I happened to have read a really awful sc<x>ript penned by a friend. It was childish and absurdly fantastic. I thought it was a comedy it was so over-the-top crazy and stupid. I gave it to someone else as fast as I could thinking that if I kept this horror-show around I'd have bad juju for the rest of my days. I was with a friend who had read it and we ran into the writer at an event and I'll never forget how she methodically, thoughtfully and compassionate offered this writer an even-handed critique of his work. She didn't mince words, but she didn't criticize him only what he wrote. I never forgot that. Ignorance is a curable disease, but it's only vanquished with a willingness to contribute. It's not that people don't know that they're being inappropriate, it's that they're terrified, don't know how to be because no one has ever set them an example. In other words, they're uncivilized and you have an opportunity to civilize someone. You have no idea how powerful you are. Use your power wisely. And, when you do, people will respect you and treat you that way. BTW, I know you're an amazing young woman. I know that because you cared enough to express your frustation. Take good care.