" Of Course not!!!", You may think as indignation and outrage wells up within you as you consider this very notion??!! Yet, We are all self-proclaimed very busy people with a myriad of things, a constantly changing kaleidoscope of people , place and things to consider!
We all have people, places, things and events and circumstances that occupy, direct and prioritize our plans- our thoughts, words and actions. Some of us are blessed to be connected to a good many people, place and things- projects, ambitions, commitments, goals and missions that occupy the waking ours of our lives! Some live very narrow lives and the only people we regularly interact with often and in any significant detail just may simply be- me ,myself and I!
I mentioned Peek - A- Boo at the outset of this blog! This is a game that babies enjoy because we know, at their stage of development that people CEASE to EXIST once they no longer see them. Therefore, Peek- A-Boo is a form of magic to babies- we "disappear" when he or she does not see us and appear again when they DO see us!
Yet, We all tend to, too often and far too easily see people as obstacles that we must navigate around and not be slowed down by as we go from our self-anointed Point A to B. If we are not careful, Having contact with these individuals can be viewed by us as little more than a nuisance speed bump! Unless we are careful, We can easily forget these people exist once they are no longer within any part of our field of vision. This is our ADULT version of " Peek-A-Boo!"
I submit to further make my point., a phrase that we often say to other people. This phrase implies that we really are invested in the person that we are speaking to and that their well-being and life -couse matter to us deeply.This often said- only a quadrill9ion times a day is - "How are you?" Yet, We , too easily reduce it to a thoughtless, meaningless, passionless and totally insignificant triviality. We excuse ourselves by telling ourselves and others that we say it as a quick greeting as a common pleasantry. Yet, Does that excuse us because we choose to drain the life out of what should be a very meaningful question?
Another statement similiar to the first is this one " What do you want or What do you want to do"? We often say this to someone we wish to hurry along or to someone we feel is scattered and not purposeful! Yet, This can also be a statement that someone can respond to by talking about his or her dreams, visions or intentions. They just might say somethings that can dramatically, in theory, change the lives of many.
It is said that Walt Disney stood on the land in Anaheim, California that he had purchased to build Disney land on. He stood there and talked about the lay out of the park, the rides, the attractions that he KNEW he would build there. So, he literally spoke Disneyland into full and prosperous existence before one shovel of earth had been moved. If someone had mistaken Mr. Disney for an idler and asked him "What he planned to do": -- imagine how they would have reacted as Walt Disney told them FULLY what he was thinking!.
Our words are important, valuable and significant Perhaps we should spend more time thinking of what we are going to say before we say it!
- Johnny -
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