TheBanyanTree: Your Story

[Monique Colver]

I think people's stories are fascinating.




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Monique Colver
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On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 9:14 PM, Jim Miller <jim at maze.cc> wrote:

> It's evening here friends, and I've been thinking. Actually, it's kinds of
> tween evening and night. I worry about thinking too much. At my age,
> something will smoke.
>
> For the last 40 years, I have openly stated that I'm a voyeur. I'm
> fascinated by people. Out of curiosity, I may sit in a public place and
> watch for hours. Some move past in a flash, and I'm reduced to speed
> judgments. Others lounge about, back and forth, in and out of range,
> allowing time for deeper analysis. I like to create a persona and life for
> those that I observe. Because we never interact, I'm left with an
> unresolved curiosity. I can live with that, but I'd like to take it
> further.
>
> I frequently lament not becoming a psychiatrist. Then I would be sanctioned
> to probe unsuspecting minds. We are told that there are four primary
> personality types. Myers-Briggs breaks it down into 16. My thought: who
> cares except an intellectual trying to prove how smart he is. Reality is
> that, unless synapses are misfiring, each of us possesses portions of each
>  trait to varying degrees. Honest; I don't care how you tick. I simply want
> to know who you are.
>
> This brings me to my point. Each one of us is uniquely individual. Even DNA
> identical twins are unique in personality. It is that unique individuality
> that creates the attraction to other humans. I would like to know what
> makes you unique. Most likely, even you don't know, but I think that if
> appropriately stimulated, you  could postulate ideas.
>
> I've know many of you for nearly two decades. It would seem that we have
> shared much about ourselves. And yet, even within this intimate forum, we
> remain guarded. We never reveal our core. We keep much hidden from nearly
> everyone inside and outside the list. I'm no different, yet I find it
> extremely curious. True, in this context, we can't ever fully trust, yet
> some of the intimacies exposed would suggest that the shield has become on
> occasion translucent.
>
> This is what I believe; everyone has a story. Think about it. In the
> conglomeration of a live lived, there is a story that is you. There are
> bits and pieces shared with others, but it is your story and defines who
> your are. The majority of modern civilized humans are so engaged in
> survival, that they have never thought about who they are or considered why
> they have become who they are. I would like to tell people's story. Perhaps
> I will find it within me to share my story, should I ever fully identify
> it.
>
> People are fascinating. I have a compelling urge to walk up to complete
> strangers, introduce myself and ask if we can talk. I believe that I can
> gain trust and then find and identify their story. Most are not complex.
> Even in simplicity, they are what define the uniqueness of the individual.
> If told as a stand alone, they will be substantial and significant.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Jim
>