Nagging sense of emptiness?

Au contraire -- there is a vivid sense of engagement, of trial and test, of ineffable ambient Masculie Judgement, of the steely clanging harmony of testosterone molecules clashing, of rich adrenalin-filled hearts racing....but if youhave never been there, never mind. It's all right.

The kind of motionless self-inspection you are refering to is quite important, but for a different phase of life altogether............

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