svar45,

You've made a good point... but if this man was Prince Mishkin traveling... Tsarevich Ivan searching for the Firebird, and then his beloved Elena... the wanderings of Ulysses to return home... or Don Quixote searching for Esmeralda... then, you can truly never know the journey a man is on, how scared he may be, how confused or how lost he may be, during his journey. "Words" often become the only path 'home'.

I understand your thoughts, and your thoughts of this man were probably accurate, and I understand your irritation.

I'm just reminding us all that there is a difference between arrogance... and the sincere need for help, for someone who needs help... the line is not always straight and clear.