indeed, we will never be able to fathom what a person has been through, or what he or she is going through, or even what they are feeling in the deep recesses of their heart, or how they are struggling to stay afloat and make sense of what is happening to them and around them...
We all have our character flaws, our insecurities, our hang-ups and our less-than-stellar moments.
So then?
The only thing we can do is to allow others space with the assurance that you are around if they need a shoulder...
(My meditation from the Kabbalah set off this train of thought. I was thinking, how insincere and frustrating the words - 'I know exactly how you are feeling', are. Better would be to just say.....'I'm around'.