You know, there's something rather curious that happens when you begin to wake up. And I don't mean wake up in the morning after a good sleep, though that's important, too. I mean wake up in the sense of seeing through the game, understanding the cosmic joke, realizing that you are not a stranger in this universe, but rather an essential feature of it. When this awakening begins to occur, you'll notice something peculiar. Your circle of friends starts to shrink. Not because you've become disagreeable or antisocial, but because you've begun to operate on an entirely different frequency. It's rather like trying to tune into a radio station that most people can't quite pick up. They hear static where you hear music, and they hear music where you've begun to notice the silence between the notes.