some people have a teflon-coated psyche. no matter what they encounter, they shrug it off. even the most intense experiences seem to make no mark on them. then there are others who resemble cactus plants. anything that gets remotely near them tends to stick for a while. they don’t forget or ignore a situation until they've learned all it has to teach them. they ask question after question. they reflect very deeply. but when it finally comes time to put it behind they, they do so decisively.