I get to learn more. when a person talks about something that interests me, i listen. i dig out every information i could get about it. i leave happy with my newly acquired knowledge. the one i'm talking to leaves happy because she gets to teach and share. it's a win-win situation, actually. =)
the longer she speaks, the more i see her clearly. if you listen to someone talking about her story for a certain period of time, you'll get to know who she really is - underneath all the stories she had been telling me.
i like to play with the selfishness of the 'conversation narcissists' without them knowin it (they don't even know they are one). conversation narcissists are narrow-minded people who only talks about themselves and how awesome they think their lives are. i love hearing their stories. it tests my patience level on how long can i get to tolerate it. and it only validates that between the 2 of us, i am not the spotlight hugger. of course it makes me feel good - best of all, feeding their ego without them knowing it is so much fun! that's what they get from giveing me useless information. meanie =)
while the other person talks, my mind wanders. it's not because the story i'm hearing is not interesting, but because i like to visualize what i hear.
my mind is constantly pushed to its limit (but in a good way). when i'm in the middle of a serious conversation, my mind gets to think harder as to what (a) comforting words, (b) words of wisdom, and (c) good advices i must give - all at the same time, as fast as possible. and words should be well-chosen depending on the person i am talking to.
*all i enjoy is a great, spontaneous, informative and sometimes sexy (haha) conversation. and since i have a hard time speaking up and expressign myself, i mastered the other end - the art of listening. what i didn't know is it'd be so much fun. and that i'd be good at it. =)
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