"I tell him I understand, and that, for me, just talking with him is a matter of life and death.The first lesson in ACIM is:Lesson 001Nothing I see in this room [on this street,from this window, in this place] means anythingNow look slowly around you, and practice applying this idea very specifically to whatever you see:This table does not mean anything.This chair does not mean anything.This hand d" . . . .