I’m usually the first person to say hello. A matter of fact I’m that one person who actually tries to make a conversation, even in an elevator. So why would I ignore that neighbor who was yapping away? Well for starters he wasn’t yapping at me and for another I guess I wanted to put on a different pair of shoes. I won “friendliest” in high school and probably would have won it in the elevator if there was such a contest, so I decided to see how it felt to be as unfriendly or introverted as those around me. To tell you the truth it didn’t feel as bad as expected I don’t even think my neighbor noticed me. Maybe part of my friendless is due to a need to be noticed and maybe it’s not as important today as it was in the past. It probably allowed me to be a bit more productive with my time instead of talking about “nothing”. In the end though it didn’t feel as if I was truly myself so the next time you’re standing peacefully in your elevator the one who’s trying to make a conversation will probably still be me.
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November