My daughter has managed to keep me up past 3am the last three or so nights. Tonight she passed out before 8pm, but I couldn't get my son to sleep until 10:30. Now, at 11pm, I find myself weary and restless. I was trying to watch Anna and the King on Netflix[dot]com. However, my internet does not want to cooperate.
Now, I have a desire to write a little.
I think that everywhere I've ever been, I've managed to connect to someone; but first, I need to express something. That is, nowadays, society has become very withdrawn, introverted, distant. It's all about stuff, not people. Everywhere you go, 99% of the conversations you have or overhear. [This goes back to my telling you about my exceptional observation abilities. I can't tune out background noise, rather, it draws my attention 87%. Sorry, but I am an eavesdropper, simply put; though not by choice.] One after another are about how much - when you tell someone about your job, do you also find yourself dropping your salary, talking about long hours? Some new thing you bought, how much it cost, high or low. Or you may hear a set of boys or girls talking about how many- Dude, you rock. Six chicks, dude! / Felicity is such a slut, six guys? Gross. Life used to be about family, friends, and neighbors. Now, it's all about what you got, and what can I get from you.
That's not me. I smile and say hello; please and thank you. I hold open doors and ask how you are today. I strike up conversations. I hope, that everywhere I've been, I've connected to someone; woken them. Come on, people. Where are you?
I'm an awkward sort. My childhood consisted of abuse of all kinds, the most damaging forces were the emotional sort. My family was so dysfunctional that I honestly don't know much about acceptable behavior and interaction, and yet, I make a new acquaintance everywhere I go. Somehow, I managed to be as lucky in friendship as I was unlucky on the home front.
Now, I have a desire to write a little.
I think that everywhere I've ever been, I've managed to connect to someone; but first, I need to express something. That is, nowadays, society has become very withdrawn, introverted, distant. It's all about stuff, not people. Everywhere you go, 99% of the conversations you have or overhear. [This goes back to my telling you about my exceptional observation abilities. I can't tune out background noise, rather, it draws my attention 87%. Sorry, but I am an eavesdropper, simply put; though not by choice.] One after another are about how much - when you tell someone about your job, do you also find yourself dropping your salary, talking about long hours? Some new thing you bought, how much it cost, high or low. Or you may hear a set of boys or girls talking about how many- Dude, you rock. Six chicks, dude! / Felicity is such a slut, six guys? Gross. Life used to be about family, friends, and neighbors. Now, it's all about what you got, and what can I get from you.
That's not me. I smile and say hello; please and thank you. I hold open doors and ask how you are today. I strike up conversations. I hope, that everywhere I've been, I've connected to someone; woken them. Come on, people. Where are you?
I'm an awkward sort. My childhood consisted of abuse of all kinds, the most damaging forces were the emotional sort. My family was so dysfunctional that I honestly don't know much about acceptable behavior and interaction, and yet, I make a new acquaintance everywhere I go. Somehow, I managed to be as lucky in friendship as I was unlucky on the home front.
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