It is lovely to spend time with strangers and listen as they open up, even with reluctance. Often, they want to share, though are hesitant with fear and sometimes I find for men the perception that openness and vulnerability are not "manly" by the definition they were raised. They share their father'a love of service and his heartbreaking early departure from those he served, the love of a family friend whose brown eyed toddler with dimples and a high pitched squealing laugh capture their heart, the difficulty of an unfaithful spouse, or lingering desire to raise offspring. Their openness is met with squinted grey blue eyes, a hard close lipped smile, high cheeks, creased eyes, and the occasional involuntary tears of joy or sorrow or raised shoulders expressing contained excitement in need of release. Often, my mouth opens erupting with observation or uncertain understanding of what is being express, and at times, explodes in opinion from my bold and loving heart. T...