For those of you from my Haven days and those of you who follow me across this crazy blog world, you know that I talk about my sign … the one that reads “Will listen and give sound, practical advice.”
With broad brush strokes, I try to fulfill a void in someone’s life. I listen, I ask, I listen, I question, I probe, I listen. This is essential in getting to know someone, to fill their needs, to find out what makes them tick, what their desires and passions are, how they talk and like being talked to. When I was younger, I just assumed that my natural curiosities were normal. I always asked a lot of questions, simply because I love to hear a good story. It’s why, at a young age, I got along so well with those who were older.
Now that I’m older, I find it oddly strange that there is a significant lack of good conversationalists in the world. It could be the circles I travel in, the pets that I keep, the technology of the day … but I also believe that our educational system is dumbing down people. It exists only for mediocrity, not for building an intelligent future for our country. While chatting with someone 10 years older than me last night, it was truly, thoroughly and completely enjoyable to talk about topics of relevance, instead of smut talk.
At the end of the conversation the invisible neon sign was flashing … Will Listen and Give Sound, Practical Advise.
Then he asked me to turn the webcam on …