How cool is this Los Angeles Times article? Apparently, people who are associated with deep confersations (I like that word better with an F) also tend to be happier. To everyone who ever whined about conversations that required sizable thought, TAKE THAT! I hereby condemn you to the lamer statistic; the boo hooers! Hehe. Speaking of "everyone who ever..." I kinda feel like I should put together a post saying all the things to all the people I never got to say "that one thing" to (note to self).
Okay on a more serious note. I liken this to a cat playing with all the wigglys out there. That is, a Cat has one thing it was well designed for: hunting. So naturally, even our domesticated ones love playing games that involve reflexes. They see something twitch, and BAM! Gotcha. People aren't too different. For many of us, enjoyment comes from doing something that requires skill to be good at, and of course different strokes will satisfy different folks: Fischer loved chess; Einstein had a thing for physics; and Achilles was great at..."wigglys."
Now, for the average person who can't go around being a one man army or paving the way to another dimension, engaging in the simple act of meaningful conversation is the least that can be done to exercise "purpose." Among the things I thrive off of are debate/conversation (the second being a less "intense" form of the first), and analyzing people/situations. It's fun. It's great to pick apart things and deconstruct. Of course, because most people don't enjoy participating in such things, I'm defaulted to doing my best work (analysis/deconstruction) alone *cough* blog *cough*. But when the chance comes for interaction of this kind, I pounce like a cat, because a degree of competition makes it all the sweeter.
I can only conclude by saying, I feel bad for all the cats in the world who have no wiggly prey to toy with.
Many Nights DTC!
Addison
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