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Texting, messaging, emailing, all of these things let us present ourself as we would like to be, however we get to edit, and therefore we get to delete… Instead of true friendship, we are obsessed by self promotion, investing hours upon hours building our own social profile.
We are vulnerable, we choose to focus on things relevant to real life, for example, look how tasty my breakfast looks, yet you spent 2 hours making the dining table look perfect for that perfect photo, or how amazing is this holiday, yes it’s amazing, put your phone away and enjoy it though…
We need to live, enjoy, love… But not for others, sure, share, but do your own thing too…
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There are many answers to this question…….the problem in having a real conversation in my opinion and experience is that to hold a deep and meaningful conversation with another person , one has to let people in. Every one wants to be liked under neath but some how deep within the fear of rejection stops a lot from being who they really are in case some one finds out who they really are as a person and doesn’t like them any more.
In the end, life becomes a series of short statements like’How are you?’ and comments about the weather and mickey – taking.
Every one bungles conversations but the main point of having a conversation with any one is connecting with them rather than focusing on how cool one looks or the like. I could go on on this subject but that’s good enough to have some thing meaningful to ponder over.In order to have a meaning ful conversation, one has to take a general interest in the issue being discussed as the other or others concerned will be thankful that one took the time and showed them that they were important and the greatest thing you can do for any one is to show them that they are important.1 member liked this post.
I don’t use social media, I hate it, tbh. I could count on one hand the amount of selfies I’ve taken and I only use email to keep in touch with people who don’t live nearby. I tend to be a bit of a loner in real life yet in chat I’ll talk to anyone.
It can be hard to trust people, especially online and I think letting people in, revealing your heart opens you up to the risk of being hurt. I’ve had personal stuff revealed by people who I thought I could trust but I wouldn’t, and don’t let it stop me from reaching out to people. For me, one of the joys of having a real, meaningful conversation is discovering who people really are beneath the persona that they project.
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So true! People forget to get up in the morning and “smell the roses” provided example. When making a reply some times people misunderstand my meaning. Trying to improve here in this regard.
A better day with not so much hot heat, sunny and cool, able to get out on my hands and knees worked with my plants and other gardening. Love to grow herbs. Mint comes back each year over taking one area. Basil, tomatoes, cucumbers. Difficult time with my apple and peach trees. Deer are my competitors and they are on my property. Much work ha ha.
Thanks for sharing…
Linda
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