Telepathic conversations and individuality

When people speak with words there is an implied separateness when you speak. You might try to ingratiate another so they feel accepted into that conversation. But still, there are two or more separate people involved in this conversation with words. There may or may not be clear communication because of this. Either person can just pretend to understand the other when they really don't. However, generally individuality is maintained while conversing in any language.

However, in telepathic conversations (unless people have been formally trained 'or have made up their own rules to defend their individualities') there isn't necessarily two people conversing if one of them is not experienced at telepathy.

When I used to drive trucks from San Diego to the Los Angeles Flower Market from the flower fields there near San Diego around 1976, I was attending college during the day and at night driving after school a 16 speed diesel truck (as large a one as is legal on a regular license) to Los Angeles and back during the week.

Sometimes since the engine was so loud I found it hurt my ears to turn on the radio to be able to understand people speaking in the songs or to hear the songs much. So, often I would be bored at the same drive over and over so I would telepath with people in nearby cars. I was very young and experimental then and I would classify people then into 3 separate groups:

1. The first group didn't believe telepathy was possible. So, when I telepathed with them they thought my talking to them was just something resident in their minds and often wondered about that.

2. The second group believed in Telepathy but it scared them. So, when I talked to them they said something like: "Stop. Don't talk to me. I'm scared! Go Away!"

3. The third group were people like myself who were as comfortable telepathing with people as they were talking to people on the street. Because it is pretty much the same thing. You might say, "Hi. How are you?" and either the people will respond to you or not depending on a lot of factors.

So, some will say something like: "I'm depressed right now or I'm working something through in my mind so I can't talk right now." Or other people would have time to have long conversations about a lot of things, sort of like someone you might meet at a restaurant or bar or concert somewhere and have things in common.

So, I'm older now and I don't do this now because I usually consider it impolite. But, I still monitor everyone around me to make sure they are safe for me to drive around. I also observe how they are driving so they don't crash into me or other cars too. But, I no longer think it is acceptable for me to start conversations at random with people telepathically like I once did except in special circumstances.