I try, as a rule, to never take a side without hearing all perspectives. And if it is an inter-personal situation between two people I care about, I still try not to take sides. This is how I live, and this is why I can work in the field I do.

I am not at liberty to divulge anything, but what I heard earlier today makes me realize that somebody I care about is much more frightened then I have realized. I don't know if I should call him or wait for him to come to me. But I heard a snipet of something on the preview channel just now that sums up a lot of what this all has made me think about. I will play the nerd card here, and leave a quote by one of the greatest philosophers in cheesy movie history:

"Fear leads to anger.....anger leads to hate......hate leads to......suffering" -Yoda

-CRbE