stones and pillows

the more i think about these analogies, the more sense they make.

sensitive guys are like pillows: rather thin surface, not great at hiding wat's within, filled with feathers, which are the parts of birds which help them fly. think of it as hopeful thought and a sort of transcendence of spirit. our insides are the stuff of birds, soaring anywhere, up into the sky, yearning towards the cosmos, inside we feel and remember possibility, hope, and freedom. pillows can also take quite a bit of punishment, they feel the impact, but can be fluffed back up. people cry into pillows, they beat them. pillows provide emotional and physical outlets.

smooth, less emotional guys are like stones: tough surface, difficult to penetrate, but even when they get broken, they're still stone on the inside, just a smaller slab. inside, stones are compressed sediment, created over time by pressure, a condensed mix of experience translated into a certain structure. stones are formed by time, and how nature affects them, and they're hard on the outside and inside, but not hollow.