A friend of mine recently described Washington, DC as a six question deep town. Most of America is a one question town when it comes to current events. "What do you think of the healthcare plan?" "Boy, I don’t know, but we got to do something." In DC you better be prepared to answer about five follow up questions on any generic answer you give on current events.
This made me think about the questions that really matter in life. How are you doing? How was your day? Can I help in any way?
Do I accept a superficial answer and move on to what I really want to talk about (usually myself) or do I insist on delving deeper and really getting to know how my friends and family are doing? Do I allow myself to be questioned in a way that forces me to be vulnerable?
I am not sure were on the spectrum I fall but I am sure it would not hurt if I went a little deeper across the board.
For Argument's Sake
12 years ago
4 comments:
Excellent post, Josef. Thank you for the challenge.
I think you're a six question friend. Or even an eight or nine question friend when necessary.
Key here being that even if you're having an off day, and you can only muster up two or three, you surround yourself with people who are going to give you the answer to numbers five, six, and seven anyway. *>)
I like this too. It's something we could all learn to do a little bit more. I think it would definitely make our communities stronger and people happier. Thanks for posting! And see you tonight at HH =) I'll be sure to ask you more than 5 questions.
has it been almost a year since we looked out over mt pleasant? :( i want more.
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