On postsecret.blogspot.com, Frank Warren’s project is described as “an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.”

PostSecret may seem simple, but what it really entails is a multitude of emotions, numerous questions and the possibility of hope. Attending the event on Friday was inspiring, as expected — there are people in the world that one cannot dislike or even bother to find fault with, and Frank Warren certainly falls into this category.

The audience was captivated by Warren, for his sympathetic nature, and by the secrets, for their ability to make one’s heart compress. A few audience members were courageous enough to confess their secrets to spectators, perhaps because of Warren’s genuine compassion for them. He has a respectful and humorous attitude that provokes people into spilling their secrets because they feel they can trust him, and he does have intuitive-looking glasses.

And let’s not forget that he is among the few who ignore the temptation of a fortune (No sellouts here!), and that in itself is noble.

It’s mind-boggling how people can’t bear to tell their friends secrets about their private lives, but among strangers, these PostSecret strangers, the secrets slip out like butter and are accepted wholeheartedly. Perhaps it’s because there is no judgment; there is only support. This is how our campus should be.

The event was poignant, particularly in speaking about suicide. Warren mentioned that in the news people rarely spoke of suicide, but suicides occur more frequently than people can imagine. Since it’s a silent issue, people don’t realize that students do cut themselves and will continue to cut themselves. Unfortunately, cutting, sometimes the leading step to suicide, is one out of many methods in dealing with depression.

The student body and the faculty gag about suicide; after all, the weather is depressing and students have imperfect social and academic lives. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t many people on this campus who have been directly or indirectly affected by it. Depression is a problem, especially among undergraduates and graduates.

The subject of suicide should not be a taboo or “emo.” The High Hopes Crisis Intervention and Information Hotline, at (607) 777-HELP, is available to join or to ring-a-ding-ding.

A PostSecret: “I will spend my whole life trying to fill the emptiness inside me, despite knowing that I can’t.”

Here’s a redundant but necessary line: we are alone, we are empty, we are in pain. But knowing that we all are makes it easier to pull through.

PostSecret is beautiful. Life is beautiful. Your life is beautiful.