I’ve been dealing, one on one and many on one, with people my whole life.\u00a0 Some,\u00a0I always enjoy engaging; others, well, two minutes into becoming acquainted with them, and\u00a0I’m yawning already.<\/p>\n
Self-infatuation and a penchant for caring more about the surface than about the depths, along with shallow thinking are the main culprits that bring\u00a0me the “yawn reflex.”\u00a0 Give me someone who isn’t seeking flattery and adulation, give me someone who doesn’t give a damn about what color lipstick they put on this morning…or even if they are wearing any, give me someone whose entire mental repertoire\u00a0consists of more than parroting the latest ad, fad, and fatuous flatulence as fed them from the boob tube, church, government,\u00a0or the gossip queens, and, maybe, just maybe, I’ll not dismiss them out of hand.<\/p>\n
I like someone who can think for themselves.\u00a0 (The churches, governments and the mega-corps do not.)<\/p>\n
I like anyone who doesn’t swallow, hook, line, and stinker, the “truths” convenient for getting along and going along with status quo.<\/p>\n
I like anyone who knows how to substantiate their position, and who, if they discover that maybe their position might be wrong, can admit it and take another look.<\/p>\n
I like anyone who challenges opinion and accepted circumstance.<\/p>\n
Polly Parrot, Missy Aren’t I Pretty, and Mister Dodges Anything Which Pins Him Down is not for me.<\/p>\n
I might argue with you, and we might disagree, but that’s how we learn and grow and explore perspectives, isn’t it?\u00a0 If I lend an ear, if I speak, and, if you, in turn, respond and listen, too, isn’t that the highest honor you and I can pay each other?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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