“The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.” There are sorrows and joys which are between you and God, and no one else. This may intensify both. Others are to be shared. But take heed: community is not everything. Precious, but not everything.
My brother proposed to his girlfriend.
She's Chinese, so he learned to ask her in Mandarin.
When she answered, he stared at her blankly.
He forgot to learn the words for "yes" and "no."