The other night I read such a brilliant short story / poem thing. It was about getting to know yourself, the real you. Taking the time to do that is so special. All I hear about lately is how hard / impossible it is to find a perfect partner. Really, it would be pretty hard to find someone more brilliant than you in this life, don't you think? You like all the same stuff as yourself, do all the same things as yourself, have all the same ideas as yourself. It's a shame to think people don't take notice of this brilliant, prefect person: yourself, mainly because they are so caught up on finding a perfect partner. But even if you do find that perfect partner, that's going to make it even harder to get to know yourself! And if that partner leaves you're left with nothing. Take some time, people! Watch films with yourself, enjoy art with yourself, have fun with yourself!
I emailed the girl about how brilliant I thought her writing was. It made her day.
Talking of making people's days, can you remember ages ago when I drew this on my favorite American eFriend's wall:


I'm not sure I agree with the whole 'getting to know yourself' bit.
ReplyDeleteNow, I see what you mean but you can't get the social interaction from yourself like you can from other people. Of course, it would probably help in times of loneliness, but nothing like the feedback you get from others.
I find it hard to believe someone would grow to like themselves even more because they like a certain type of music or film. "Oh, I love this song!" "OMG, so do I!" Not buying, sorry.
But still, point taken about getting to know yourself, rather than yourself being a companion.
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ReplyDeleteWOW - that's actually amazing. You're on the wrong course ;)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, and a Happy New Year
KELLY
(at-liberty.net)
PS - Gah, cannot comment properly anymore!