See me, feel me, touch me, heal me!

There is a line from the song "Christmas" from the Rock Opera "Tommy" by "The Who" that contains the this line:  See me, feel me, touch me, heal me!  It is a haunting line and it is the one line from that song that has been stuck in my head for about 40 years.

As you may recall, the Rock Opera deals with the life of a boy who was born deaf, dumb, and blind.  This line that I quoted deals with his isolation.  It is his cry for help.

I have seen this same cry from help from numerous others who struggle with isolation placed upon them, not by deformities, but by the cold shoulders of others.  It is a life lived in "shame".  A belief that everyone looks down on you.  A longing for a friend, but in a midst of people cannot find anyone to share their intimate soul bearing thoughts with.  This is a condition that I have experienced myself.

People living in this condition need to experience the love of a neighbor who lets them know:  "I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you,
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you."

source: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/mrrogersneighborhoodlyrics.html

From what I have seen, the love from this neighbor can lead the person to a love of themselves.  I believe that the proper belief about one's self can help overcome the shame that forces people into this bad type of isolation.  Also in the process, the person can also find the love of their Creator who also will help them.  Once again, it comes back to "living loved and loving others".   The Who's "Christmas": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPmijD6jqHs My Neighbor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puJz_vVkcFg