April 10, 2007

Experiencing Other People

We were in blustery Chicago over the weekend for the Easter holiday (as evidenced by the new photo at your right). More details about that to come.

For now, though, I'm getting ready for a presentation in my phenomenology class, and I'm curious to know how you would respond to the following question:

What is it like to be social?

This is not a question I'm asking because I don't know (although some of you may say "She doesn't have a social life, so that must be why she's asking us!"), but because I'm looking for some descriptions of what it is like to interact with other people. What impact do others have on you? I mean these questions in a kind of vague existential sense, but am appreciative of more specific responses.

What do you, three readers, think?

1 comment:

Ted M. Gossard said...

I think it can make all the difference in the world if people really listen and don't become bored with what one has to say.

I have encountered plenty of boredom where I work with what I have to say. But it's a breath of fresh air when I run into someone who does listen. And we have an actual conversation.

I'm learning small talk alot better. And to go from there. But I find it difficult to talk about anything too serious among many Christians because we have all the "cut and dried" answers already.