I'm not saying they aren't what they may appear to be, but I am saying you need to take the meaning out of them as it relates to YOU.
My point to him was not a guess at what will be, rather, for his own mental health he needs to stop trying to 'read' current events. We have absolutely no idea of what anything means until we can see it in hindsight. Even that only affords us just a small piece of clarity.
I've been there and I know where he's at by reading the last bunch of posts regarding his sitch. If he could do what I couldn't he'll be that much more ahead than I was.
WE decide how much of the ups and downs of the roller coaster we ride. I didn't understand this for the longest time.