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How to make the world a better place: Step One
Existential Elevator Started conversation Dec 17, 2004
Yesterday I was up in the school library with two "friends".
One of them is having a hard time. Her boyfriend hasn't long broken up with her. He gave her no apparent reason for making the move and is now behaving very strangely around her. Nobody else has attempted to listen to her at least, or help her out getting her head around it; which, coincidentally, is roughly what I've spent last week doing.
One of them generally has trouble coping with her brother, who has special needs. She's the one who stayed round my place for a few days a few months ago.
So, I'm sitting in the library with the two of them. I'd love to say we were all talking, having a chat, etc. But no, not really. They were both talking at me about their problems. Turn taking, talking over eachother, not listening to eachother. It was like being stuck in two different conversations that bore no relation to eachother.
And I thought.... Wouldn't everyone be so much happier if they could learn to listen? Learn to share things properly? Learn to care about eachother maybe one day...
I have so much compassion for other people, but they seem never to stray out of their own worlds.
If you do one thing this Christmas, do this for me: ask someone how they are and how they feel and LISTEN to them. Please.
Take Care
EE 
How to make the world a better place: Step One
TeaKay Posted Dec 17, 2004
I hope I listen adequately. If I don't, make me, O.k 
TK[1]
How to make the world a better place: Step One
Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Dec 17, 2004
so anyway what was i saying...........
How to make the world a better place: Step One
Existential Elevator Posted Dec 17, 2004
Jack:
"You're going the right way for a smacked bottom"
TK1: You do a good job of it. I hope I do too.
How to make the world a better place: Step One
pheloxi | is it time to wear a hat? | Posted Dec 17, 2004
it the zeitgeist of some the kids and young adults...
the world was so much better when grew up 
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=zeitgeist
How to make the world a better place: Step One
Existential Elevator Posted Dec 17, 2004
That's a great word.. zeitgeist... I like that.
The world just aint the same anymore. Shame 
How to make the world a better place: Step One
pheloxi | is it time to wear a hat? | Posted Dec 17, 2004
thank the Germans for that word....
How to make the world a better place: Step One
Existential Elevator Posted Dec 17, 2004
*goes to find a German to thank* 
? Jack and TK1 better start running
How to make the world a better place: Step One
TeaKay Posted Dec 17, 2004
You do a better job than anyone else I know
Misteltoe! I forgot about that. I'll have to remember some of that if we ever meet.... I don't care if it's July 
TK[1]
How to make the world a better place: Step One
Existential Elevator Posted Dec 18, 2004
I'd forgotten entirely about mistletoe too...
Just ask nicely 
How to make the world a better place: Step One
TeaKay Posted Dec 19, 2004
I'll hold you to that
TK[1]
How to make the world a better place: Step One
TeaKay Posted Dec 21, 2004
lol *notices a failure to comment...*
TK[1]
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pheloxi | is it time to wear a hat? | Posted Dec 21, 2004
silent type
on the melody of silent night
How to make the world a better place: Step One
Existential Elevator Posted Dec 22, 2004
Sorry; I'd rather thought the line of conversation was resolved!
How to make the world a better place: Step One
TeaKay Posted Dec 22, 2004
Evidently! In a *EE slowly steps backwards until feeling the door handle in her hand, turns it, dives out of the room and runs away screaming* kind of way
TK[1]
How to make the world a better place: Step One
Existential Elevator Posted Dec 22, 2004
Oh, I'd never do that....
...I mean, screaming would just be silly, it'd only make it easier for you to follow me
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How to make the world a better place: Step One
- 1: Existential Elevator (Dec 17, 2004)
- 2: TeaKay (Dec 17, 2004)
- 3: Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! (Dec 17, 2004)
- 4: Existential Elevator (Dec 17, 2004)
- 5: pheloxi | is it time to wear a hat? | (Dec 17, 2004)
- 6: Existential Elevator (Dec 17, 2004)
- 7: pheloxi | is it time to wear a hat? | (Dec 17, 2004)
- 8: Existential Elevator (Dec 17, 2004)
- 9: TeaKay (Dec 17, 2004)
- 10: Existential Elevator (Dec 18, 2004)
- 11: TeaKay (Dec 19, 2004)
- 12: Existential Elevator (Dec 20, 2004)
- 13: TeaKay (Dec 21, 2004)
- 14: Existential Elevator (Dec 21, 2004)
- 15: TeaKay (Dec 21, 2004)
- 16: pheloxi | is it time to wear a hat? | (Dec 21, 2004)
- 17: Existential Elevator (Dec 22, 2004)
- 18: TeaKay (Dec 22, 2004)
- 19: Existential Elevator (Dec 22, 2004)
- 20: TeaKay (Dec 22, 2004)
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