Thursday, September 4, 2008
Contemplation
I've noticed recently that people assume that when I'm quiet that something is automatically wrong. I know I'm not the poster child for being quiet, but c'mon usually its just that I'm comfortable or thinking. Yes, I am a bubbly, charismatic, and open person from day to day, but there are points in time where I do enjoy just relaxing and taking a few moments to reflect. Especially when I’m in good company, and/or listening to music.
In an excerpt that was read today in class, there was a reference to how Midwesterners at a whole seemed to just sit and stare at something before talking about it. We sit there, take in the view, contemplate out personal opinions on it, and then factor in its useful/useless properties. I can see how it relates. I've noticed growing up in my small town that when things change it takes some looking (well actually a lot of looking), some contemplating, looking some more and then it’s possibly decided if it was a good change or if said new item belonged. Then it has to be discussed with everyone. I guess there are just some traits that you can't escape.
I love change, won't lie, it keeps me on my toes. Makes my life less monotone. I don’t like things being stagnant for to long. I get bored easily. Especially when things happen so much that they become routine. But the again, I notice myself just sitting and contemplating and staring when things change. It's like I have to re-evaluate where I'm going and with what intention every time something changes. Maybe it’s healthy... Maybe it’s a trait that I learned from people around me over time, I’m not sure. Opinions?
