I went to the wonderful land of Starbucks today to meet with one of my high school friends and the legendary, the one and only...B. Yeah, that's what we call him. B. He is one of those teachers in high school that they make movies about. He is the "Tuesday's with Morrie" of high school. He even had is extracurricular events on Tuesday too. I think Morrie got some of his ideas from B.
The wisdom I will bring you from the B, my Morrie, is this. This is what he told me today:
Everyone is interesting. So instead, be interested.
I feel a pressure in society to be "different", to be "unusual", to be "interesting". But in the past, when I found myself interested in others, that pressure would vanish. Being interested kept me feeling alive. It kept me feeling connected in others.
Hearing B tell me this reinforced my belief that it isn't about being interesting. It isn't about how interesting I am personally.
It's about being interested. It's about being interested in others. It's about getting involved in their lives. And so let me leave you with this:
Be interested.
B is a wise man. It brings me joy that there are people who are out there that get "it." and people that are willing to share it are even greater! thanks for your insight! :)
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