All right, good morning, everybody.

Hope you're doing well, Stefan Mollini from Free Domain.

And we have great questions from a variety of locations

across, around and among the web.

First question, Stefan, I'm wondering if I should go to talk with my mother.

Since my calling with you,

I wrote my parents both about my entire childhood, the

terror, my pain, the suffering, and so on. My father talked with me about it, but my mother

stayed silent and hasn't said anything substantial herself. Because of that, I despise and hate her now

and don't want to talk with her, and don't have to. I still feel a lot of anger

and hatred towards her. They're still married and I think my father is too dangerous to have a

meaningful conversation with in person. Now, listen, of course, look, you know it's a central

policy of mine that I wouldn't presume to try and override your free will in any way, shape,

by telling you what you should or should not do.

So it is one of the, you know, really the grimest, but the most liberating aspects of life

is we are desperate to be led,

but to be led is to lose our free will. So listen, I know you're wondering about this and you're

not asking me to tell you what to do, but it is really, really important in life.

You know, you're asking for advice and that's great. Obviously, I can't tell you whether you

should or should not talk to your mother. I think there are various considerations involved in the

decision, for sure. And I hope I'm not coming across too heavy here, but you have to, have to, have to make your own choices in life according to rational values.

And again, you know, you're asking for feedback. I'll give you feedback, but I can't tell you whether you should or shouldn't talk to her.

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