Have you ever met someone that you wished to get to know better almost immediately? Maybe you met at a mutual friend’s house, work or at church. It was a brief encounter, but you felt a connection, and you wanted more time with them, further opportunity to draw them out.
Maybe you have never actually met them in person really, but you overheard them having a conversation in the airport, and you found them amusing. You caught yourself being curious about them.
Maybe you happened upon a blog posting they wrote, and you wished you could just pick their brain over coffee (or in my case over water or diet soda). You find this other person interesting. Something about them intrigues you, and you wish for the opportunity to get to know them and vice versa.
This shouldn’t be a big surprise to most of us. I think we are all looking for connection with others. And let me clarify things, I’m not necessarily talking about a romantic connection here. I’m just talking about finding a link with someone else and wanting to explore it out more. We’re human, made for interaction with our fellow species members. We are naturally curious about each other--both those alike and different from ourselves. It’s a good thing.
GOD didn’t make us to be solitary creatures, living in isolation. WE NEED! Hard for this recluse to admit, but it’s true. I need other people, and now I just need to emerge and make contact…
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