Questions?
I went on a walk today.
I was thinking about how it's possible to get to know someone really well just through asking questions.
I kind of made up a conversation in my head with just questions and it seemed like if someone were vulnerable enough to ask whatever came into his or her head, you could see some interesting and new aspects of people's personalities.
I think I started wondering about this when I thought about how a lot of the time, I like to just ask questions but not always get a specific answer. In fact, to be honest, a lot of the time it really bothers me when people try and answer every question I have. Even to me, that whole concept doesn't make much sense but I feel it anyway.
So after thinking about that, I decided that some day I want to actually have a talk with someone where we both just ask questions. No answering them, but, we could be creative with the things we asked. It's not that the questions would have to be random thoughts, they'd just have to be statements in the form of a question I guess.
I was thinking about how it's possible to get to know someone really well just through asking questions.
I kind of made up a conversation in my head with just questions and it seemed like if someone were vulnerable enough to ask whatever came into his or her head, you could see some interesting and new aspects of people's personalities.
I think I started wondering about this when I thought about how a lot of the time, I like to just ask questions but not always get a specific answer. In fact, to be honest, a lot of the time it really bothers me when people try and answer every question I have. Even to me, that whole concept doesn't make much sense but I feel it anyway.
So after thinking about that, I decided that some day I want to actually have a talk with someone where we both just ask questions. No answering them, but, we could be creative with the things we asked. It's not that the questions would have to be random thoughts, they'd just have to be statements in the form of a question I guess.
(I wish I had a synonym for question, but for now it will have to do).
I get made fun of a lot for asking questions, but it makes me me.
When I say them outloud, it's my way of letting people have a little preview on the things I typically think about during the day.
I do wonder a lot about a lot of different things, but it's fun for me. It's my way of putting my brain to work, except really it's not only my brain that is used. Often the questions come directly from my heart and really deep down inside of me.
So in conclusion, I decided that a really good way to be authentic is to share your questions with others. I realized that's one of the ways I am real, you know, by allowing others to see that I wonder about some pretty crazy things.
After reading over the last few sentences I wrote, I think me figuring this out is one step in figuring out how to love myself. I have come to see the good in something I do. I've actually come to like it. Even though I have been tempted to just be quiet and never ask anything ever again, (not completely because that could never happen, but, you know), I think this whole "revelation" (if you will) is helping me find out who I really am and coming to love that person.
posted by Emily @ 8:06 PM
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