Passing Clouds.

Something that happens to you as you start being protective of yourself is that you start isolating yourself from people, from most to all of them. Your social circle will only have a few people. And eventually, you'll realize you're also missing out on people you could potentially be friends with, missing out on people who actually are good, people whom you'd actually not mind spending time with.

Hello there, I'm the Earthian.

And it's a price you have to pay for choosing to do what you think is best. You see, there are good people out there. Only a few, I know, but they are there. And knowing you're deliberately missing out on them is one painful feeling because you've taught yourself that it's better to just be quiet and by yourself than to invite an unknown member and turn your life chaotic. And that attitude builds up, all on it's own and it will deny even the ones that are good.
And every time you feel guilty about it, you'll want to stop yourself from being that adamant about letting people in but it just would be too hard to do that too.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that there are some in our lives who would only be passing clouds. They'd carry so much water in them but because you chose to cover yourself with a coat, you'd never really feel their drops and droplets. You'll watch them pass through your life, with bitter-sweetness and you'll have a painful tear in your eye that would just always make you think "What if I had let their water touch me?"...
If you think you're missing out on someone who could be someone to you, now is your chance. Soak yourself with their water. You just might like it too.

Lots of love, peace.