Mmk, so I’ve just received my daily dose of AstroSlam in my Inbox …
It’s a horror-scope with a twist that I enjoy because I don’t buy into blanket star sign predictions at all. This one is quite cynical and usually points out negatives and shortcomings but its sometimes good for laugh =)
My AstroSlam for tomorrow says:
“Your boring routine will give you the blues today. Switch it up by blowing off work (or any responsibilities you have for that matter) and pretend that you’re someone else for the day; ya know, someone interesting and worth talking to.”
Hmmm … nice idea!
So, who would I be? Who’s “interesting” and “worth talking to”?
Firstly, I would choose to be a guy – NO MORE PREENING!!! Gosh, I’d save like at *least* an hour of my day!
Secondly, I would need to define what an “interesting” person is …
Some say that it’s someone who’s INTERESTED.
Do you agree? Or is there more to it than that?
What about INFLUENCIAL / DIFFERENT / INSPIRING / ETC
What does “interesting” mean to you? Who would you consider “worth talking to?”
@angel … That was a brilliant movie. I could relate to a lot of it (yeah, been through some hectically poor and homeless times where I had to suck it up and rely on the universe to get me through) and it also gave me food for thought …
You’re so right – we’ve all been through stuff and not all of our stories get biographied.
Angelina Jolie hey? Well now … I think you should get in line 😀
a-HA! i know- you can be me for a day!!!
erm, back to seriousness here. i watched “pursuit of happyness” a while ago and his true story got me thinking about the blogs i read. how does this tie in to your question?
i reckon anyone will be interesting if you sit down and talk to them and actually listen to their stories.
everyone has been through something and survived something and learned to cope with other things and and and, we just don’t all get famous because of it or write books that get turned into movies…
and on that note… i wanna talk to angelina jolie!
mwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…
OMW! Me? I thought you knew everything about me already 🙂
So it boils down to – if you could pick 3 people to sit down to a meal with, who would they be?
For me:
1. Nelson Mandela.
2. Bill Gates.
2. My daughter.
Eish … that’s lame!
I have a few people in mind and I would name some names but they are “locals” and I don’t want to make them feel awkward 🙂
Anyone 🙂
Mmk … but man, that’s so VAGUE!!
WHO??? Pick a person …
🙂 I guess its just a personal perspective. The WHAT is important, and can be awesomely interesting, Just for me, the *most* interesting thing is watching someone unfold their own unique creative thought processes in front of my eyes.
So it’s about the HOW and WHY, not the WHAT?
Yeah, but not dry facts. Knowledge isnt very interesting at all. Its not what they know, but the movement in the background.
@Sir G … Sackballs! That’s a comment and a half 😀
I think this sums it up for me … “they know something I don’t know and that I want to know “
Oh man, awesome topic!
All people are interesting. Even if they are uninteresting – that can be interesting (to a point!) – to watch the patterns of conditioning and who knows what else unfold and manifest itself into a person being a non entity. It asks a question. And questions that I want to answer are interesting to me. But that’s off the topic. Shit, sidetracked already!
But I reckon people are the most interesting when they have a certain glint of something different to me – they know something I don’t know and that I want to know (or create the illusion that I want to know). They have a unique outlook and way of seeing things. It could be elegant, or in your face, but its individual and undeniable. There’s a huge charm in that. They have a different perspective, but it wouldn’t grate my sensibilities – it would somehow assimilate and make me want to know more. I would want to talk to them because I’d want to see how they process the world. I wouldn’t be able to generalize and compartmentalize them when first meeting them/seeing them/watching them interact. They make me ask questions. So I guess there’s a veil of mystery or intrigue that would be there. There’s a sense of humour, creativity, playfulness and fallibility – to me there’s little less captivating than deadface seriousness in everything – no matter how smart you are, or how sound your logic is. Difference is really important though – having a conversation with myself is a mundane and sometimes bewildering routine. And if there is little difference, there’s no prompt to think differently…
Shocking how I related this entire topic completely to me. So the point of taking an interest is obvious. I think alot of people (initially and superficially) will think you are interesting if you take an interest in them. Ego stroking will prop their ears up and take notice of you – because people are generally most interested in themselves and how they can relate things to their perspectives. I think that’s the easiest way to “be interesting” to someone who you don’t know that well. It depends on the personality and intentions of the person involved, but that should wear off in time though without you contributing your individual (and to the other person intriguing) outlook.
@Dad … I agree that it’s subjective, yes.
But is there a thread of a common denominator running through those generally considered as “interesting?”
And who would YOU like to sit down and have a conversation with?
Interesting – adj. arousing curiosity, fascinating, engaging attention – is such a personal and individual thing.
Someone or something I find really interesting might be really boring to the next person.
@Po … so you mean open, engaging …?
@JOC … Bwahahahaha!!!! *says nothing re. the CA mention*
@Glugster … Lol 🙂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! (again, hehehe)
It’s interesting that you should ask……
Well me of course!!!!!!!! I’m super interesting!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
Seriously though, I think that anyone you take the time to get to know on a real level can be interesting in their own right.
Except maybe CA’s- never met any interesting ones…..mmmm, who knows!
Someone who isn’t holding up too many barriers so that you can actually talk and have a conversation ( about whatever) without thinking that they aren’t listening, and don’t really want to talk about anything except the most superficial stuff?