Yes they do, friend Jerry. You have just proven it. Let me give a different kind of example. Some years ago I came to this place, like so many others, simply looking for a lyric. I hung around a while, I am not sure why, but I suspect that it was the old organizers instinct that told me there was something special happening here. And time started to prove me out. As I grew into this welcoming community, I started to feel as though it was OK to share thoughts and feelings that I hadn't shared before. That was the first part of the gift. As time went on, and in spite of some who tried to undo it, kindred spirits started to make themselves known to me. Soon I started to reach out into the real world and meet these folks. This developed into a world wide circle of friends. And as is wont to happen, my perspective on my world started to grow with it. The gift has been friendship, and being able to see into the souls of some of the most beautiful and complex folks. I have come to know great spirits here, great friends here, great teachers here. The gift of this place, Jerry, is people like you. It is, indeed, a beautiful gift.

All the best during the season of joy, and always,

Mick