Hi Rahul: Loved reading your reflection. We have a Karma Tube video that we published recently - http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=4567 - it is bringing up some of the points that you have raised here. My take-away from it was that quality conversations where we genuinely care and take time to open up ourselves and to understand others matter. My "aha" moment in it all was that introspection and being alone from time to time also actually help in developing quality relationships. Awakin calls guest, Emma Sepalla, shared insights from her research that perception of being/feeling connected is so critical to health and quality of life. ... http://www.awakin.org/forest/index.php?pg=guest&cid=150 - your message reminded me of that one more time. Thank you for writing this. -Deven