very moving--I felt like I was in the room with you--and I know why besides your tremendous writing ability--I realize I still carry pockets of shame and pain from a past life that create true empathy with you--I have written about it briefly here--https://medium.com/grab-a-slice/i-am-avessel-with-17-042-previous-life-cycles-of-amassed-empathy-46df1b45261a, but reading your story had much more impact than what I wrote