I had a damn fine last weekend. Went to Lonavla, partied, played some music and generally learned a lot of new things. Even after a long night, we woke up at 7am and went trekking on the nearest hill. On the way we talked about religion and people and stopped by a few temples too.
On my way back, the driver we hired talked quite a bit - he wanted to have conversations, not just talk. I loved it! Of course I would not have mind some quite time, but this guy actually had a lot to say - and most of all, even before getting into the car, he made sure all the specifics of the trip weremade known very clearly. He couldn't have been more than 24.
He talked to everyone he met, and struck conversations with people he didn't know. It was quite great to see such a social animal. One doesn't often find such people - confident and secure and communicative, and specially one who's happy too. What we find is people who are too scared to talk to strangers, people who are too insecure to strike up conversations.
It was a welcome change.
By no means do I mean this as a bad thing about humanity, but it's something that is innate in human nature - I just observe it.
Regardless, This man's upbeat disposition has stayed with me, and If I can't act on the learning from his positives, at least I must learn something from it.
For now, I'm still going back to reminiscing about the weekend.
On my way back, the driver we hired talked quite a bit - he wanted to have conversations, not just talk. I loved it! Of course I would not have mind some quite time, but this guy actually had a lot to say - and most of all, even before getting into the car, he made sure all the specifics of the trip weremade known very clearly. He couldn't have been more than 24.
He talked to everyone he met, and struck conversations with people he didn't know. It was quite great to see such a social animal. One doesn't often find such people - confident and secure and communicative, and specially one who's happy too. What we find is people who are too scared to talk to strangers, people who are too insecure to strike up conversations.
It was a welcome change.
By no means do I mean this as a bad thing about humanity, but it's something that is innate in human nature - I just observe it.
Regardless, This man's upbeat disposition has stayed with me, and If I can't act on the learning from his positives, at least I must learn something from it.
For now, I'm still going back to reminiscing about the weekend.
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