“I will go. But I trust no one I’ve been burned so many times. I’d give the shirt off my back and everytime I get burned,” he responded, before admitting that he doesn’t have any friends to lean on for support.
Turning a completely 180 from his initially offensive comment, Silverman’s former nemesis wrote, “I’m super antisocial. I have no friends. I’m sorry I gave u [s***].”
Accepting the apology with open arms, Silverman ended the exchange with a powerful dose of encouragement:
“I’m so psyched you’ll go. KEEP ME POSTED. Don’t give up on yourself. Be brave enough to risk getting burned. It’s what happens when u fight for yourself. But it’s worth it. I promise.”
Silverman’s Twitter-war turned master class is compassion quickly gained the attention of her 12 million followers, who applauded the comedian’s bold act of humanity.
“I’m trying to find an excellent way to applaud this whole conversation,” wrote Brian Talbott. “How do you describe that sense of ease that comes from seeing an outcry of pain, and someone listening fully, and responding in extraordinary ways? I just did, I guess.”
With a clearly transformed heart after the outpouring of support from strangers, Jeremy replied, “Lol thanks Brian. That will do. That is very nice of u to convey that message.”
Wow. What a truly beautiful chain of communication. Perhaps the best the Twitterverse has seen yet.
Kudos to Silverman for not only taking the high road in what could have been a fuming conflict but also for diving beneath the skin-deep defenses of a poor, broken stranger who simply needed to be surrounded by love.