Rebel I've met you a few times and you seem like a cool dude. So why are you giving Jesse this power over you? Allowing his actions and verbiage to directly influence and shape your future. Add to that all the good things that are going on here and all the positive people and I'm left wondering how this one person can create such an impact. Its 5 card stud and you're holding 4 kings, yet you fold because the fifth card is a deuce.
As a related tangent of sorts...
What a lot of individuals don't understand is that fearing and hating another person is giving power to that person. You could be the happiest guy in a room until that person walks in and then your mood changes, your happiness dulled because of the negative thoughts that now stream through your head. That person just altered you, because you gave them the power to do so. Are there times when fear and hate could be justified? Certainly, one can justify anything they put their mind to. Perhaps I am too much of an idealist but this is the principle I follow when conceptualizing other people: no fear, no hate. I'm not saying I love all people because in actuality I love very few people. What I am trying to say is that while I don't want to control someone else, their decisions or life, I don't want someone else to controlling mine either.
Peace
JJ