That was really well-done. Although it had almost no action in it, it never got boring; it was able to express the concerns of the heart and the human-condition in beautiful prose. I have no criticisms. You are an excellent writer.

I like this. Sometimes I feel like this. Keep up the good work and thanks for reviewing my story.

You have distinct style. I really enjoyed this piece. I could feel with the speaker, and that's one of the greatest marks of a good writer. You've got me impressed. I think that I've learned a lot by just reading this, because I can never make my characters breathe. Thanks for writing this. It made me think. I love works that make me think.During the whole, short course of my life, I've learned that real hate doesn't have a reason. It's just like love. If you truly love someone, then you love that person regardless of his faults and wrongdoings. You love even with pain, because you love. And hate really isn't far from love when you open your eyes wide. Hate with a reason doesn't last long, because you can erase the reason. Real hate never has a reason, it's just there. It may have a reason on the surface, but you know that it's fake, just an excuse. And you can't forgive, because there really isn't anything to forgive at all. It's true that hate can make you strong sometimes, that it can make you forget how weak you are underneath and convince yourself that there's something in you that you can always trust. Hate can be one of the most powerful towers of your life. But it will also destroy your being. You become a shell, a prison to yourself, never to be free. Hate may be strong, but it's a dark thing. You become a slave to it. If you hate, it can always be someone else's fault. So in that sense, hate is also fear. To forgive is to face that fear. Going into the light is to take on a huge responbility. That's frightening, because deep down in your heart, you've always known that there is nothing strong in you. You are nothing by yourself. And that's why you never choose to forgive on your own. The pride that all people have won't let you. But if you go on like that, hate will rule you someday. Like you said, everyone has the potential to forgive and be free. Why do people choose to continue hating, choose the black path and refuse to see light? Why do they choose to chain themselves? It's because they're unhappy and frightened. Because they're afraid to be like that on their own. Because they're human. That's why they wish bad things on others. But they're really hating themselves. I've learned that no human can free himself from this alone. Because I was like that once.Sorry for all this senseless rambling. I really don't have the right to, and maybe my ideas are totally the opposite of yours, but since the title of this piece is 'Thoughts', I thought it might be okay for me to leave my thoughts, too. It's raining where I live, you see. There's something about rain. Once again, thank you for your writing. I really appreciate it as a fellow writer and thinker. Thanks for giving me this opportunity to get my thoughts out. It's not something that I get to do often. Thanks from the bottom of everything I think and feel and do and write. I hope to see more writing like this from you.P.S. I'm not going to point out the few grammar/spelling mistakes there were in this. It would spoil the whole aura, right? But just try running QuickEdit, and it will look like you have a lot more control over your writing. Trust me, that feels good. (Although I seem to keep missing the mistakes in my own work.) Regards from the Teltarian Riders.