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It was much more prevalent in my younger, single days.....that whole special
thing about getting "that seat", you know the one, where you end up right next to the person you have very strong feelings for. Sometimes you made the move to sit beside them, but often it was random and in some "divine" situations, they parked themselves beside you - and who cares whether it was the only seat available or not.
This applied to seats on a bus, plane, in class or even at work, like a project of some type. And when it happened, time could not slow down enough. Then again, some of us turned to mush, and probably can't recollect much of what took place from start to finish.
But the wonderful times, when you had the comfortable feeling of exchanging in a great conversation with "that person", there could hardly be a better place on this fine earth. And in the case of a class, just knowing they were "a lock" for the whole session, made waking up each day pretty darn cool.
Actually it did work for me, the learning part, because I went from a relatively shy guy when I was young, to one with a lot of confidence as I got into my 20s......I might even went a bit too far at one point, as I started to get a little over confident. The pendulum swings.
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On the downside, if nothing came of those times, or the person turned out to be a real dud personality wise, well then, that's life. And yes, unless you are really lucky, a high % of the time we end up with those we may not be so enamoured with, beside us. Luck of the draw.......stats, you know, it often evens out.
And sure, I still have vivid memories of the times I messed up, as in, she sat beside me because she was interested......and I just didn't respond. Or the time when that girl I really liked came on the bus after our game, and when I got the nerve to tap the seat beside me, offering her that seat......and she kind of turned it down. For some reason, these very old memories still resonate.
BUT I believe all of those situations turned into good opportunities to learn and grow. I really believe I took away some things as a result:
1) Things balance out in life
2) Make the most of every opportunity to get to know the person beside you....who knows, maybe that person sitting beside you on a plane is a key manager in a company you may end up working for. Or maybe that individual is one of the finest people you will ever meet, or has the most fascinating life stories. Or.....what the heck.....meeting people is a fun thing to do.
3) In general, do not fall for superficial stuff......then again, don't assume good looking folks aren't fabulous individuals....in fact, many have no idea how good they look.
But yes, I do reminisce about those situations. And I can't help but be honest.......when that really pretty girl sat down beside me, for that prescious ride, or for that whole semester at school, I was a happy camper!
thing about getting "that seat", you know the one, where you end up right next to the person you have very strong feelings for. Sometimes you made the move to sit beside them, but often it was random and in some "divine" situations, they parked themselves beside you - and who cares whether it was the only seat available or not.
This applied to seats on a bus, plane, in class or even at work, like a project of some type. And when it happened, time could not slow down enough. Then again, some of us turned to mush, and probably can't recollect much of what took place from start to finish.
But the wonderful times, when you had the comfortable feeling of exchanging in a great conversation with "that person", there could hardly be a better place on this fine earth. And in the case of a class, just knowing they were "a lock" for the whole session, made waking up each day pretty darn cool.
Actually it did work for me, the learning part, because I went from a relatively shy guy when I was young, to one with a lot of confidence as I got into my 20s......I might even went a bit too far at one point, as I started to get a little over confident. The pendulum swings.
~~~~~
On the downside, if nothing came of those times, or the person turned out to be a real dud personality wise, well then, that's life. And yes, unless you are really lucky, a high % of the time we end up with those we may not be so enamoured with, beside us. Luck of the draw.......stats, you know, it often evens out.
And sure, I still have vivid memories of the times I messed up, as in, she sat beside me because she was interested......and I just didn't respond. Or the time when that girl I really liked came on the bus after our game, and when I got the nerve to tap the seat beside me, offering her that seat......and she kind of turned it down. For some reason, these very old memories still resonate.
BUT I believe all of those situations turned into good opportunities to learn and grow. I really believe I took away some things as a result:
1) Things balance out in life
2) Make the most of every opportunity to get to know the person beside you....who knows, maybe that person sitting beside you on a plane is a key manager in a company you may end up working for. Or maybe that individual is one of the finest people you will ever meet, or has the most fascinating life stories. Or.....what the heck.....meeting people is a fun thing to do.
3) In general, do not fall for superficial stuff......then again, don't assume good looking folks aren't fabulous individuals....in fact, many have no idea how good they look.
But yes, I do reminisce about those situations. And I can't help but be honest.......when that really pretty girl sat down beside me, for that prescious ride, or for that whole semester at school, I was a happy camper!
*** God Bless Our Military Men And Women***
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