Reference Text
|
|
A new point of reference
|
Wednesday, June, 09, 2010
|
by John Fischer
I have so much to learn about being a friend. I feel so awkward around people I don't know. I've finally figured out what this is. I'm feeling awkward around people I don't know because they don't know me, at least they don't know who I am.
Most of my career I have traveled in circles where if I wasn't the center of attention, I was running a close second. In such environments I am never at a loss for conversation. People want to talk to me; they have questions they want to ask me. I feel at home in that world, but it's not the real world. It's an artificial world where most of the conversations are scripted.
So that's it. My hang-up is my selfishness. No wonder I want to become invisible in a group of people I don't know. They don't know me. There is no point of reference. How can I possibly strike up a conversation with someone who doesn't know who I am (or as Marti likes to put it—who I once was)?
This is truly tragic. I only hope I've discovered this in time to do something about it. It's a pretty simple solution, really. Just need a new point of reference. The new point of reference is everyone else. They are the stars. They are the ones I want to interview. They are the ones I'm waiting to talk to. They are the ones I am full of questions about.
Lord forgive me for asking everyone to cater to me. Show me how to cater to others. Give me a new perspective, and may I learn how to make everyone else the topic of my conversation.
[A contribution right now would come at a very critical time for the Catch of the Day and our future together. See the box below to be linked to our donation page, and thank you in advance for your timely assistance.]
|
|
