It was warm and nice and our usual kind of thing.
But what happened next healed something in me.
It was like getting an unexpected, soothing hug out of the blue.
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But what my friend did next set the whole mood for total openness and rawness.
The questions were quite deep and required introspection.
They involved our pain and sadness and all the things in between.
The first guy who answered was refreshingly honest.
He took me by surprise.
Someone I barely knew decided to actually be utterly honest and not take himself too seriously.
After his vulnerability, everyone started sharing pieces of themselves fully.
We were all carefully listened to, all respected and comforted.
It was a safe space where we all held space for each other.
It felt like group therapy in a way.
I had missed people not trying to shelter their feelings or to filter their words.
We end up having the same vast majority sleeping at night with their thoughts to themselves at all times.
