Kinda picking up off Gotrocks' anecdote about his friend's experience, here's a little piece of journalism from my favorite radio show, This American Life.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radi...here-out-there
Hope the link works. I'm terrible at this forum shit.
The episode lasts about an hour, but it's pretty touching if you want to invest that much time to hear some stories that can add some perspective.