Recently, I've had some interesting "conversations". One was with an adult and one was with a 5 year old.
The other night, my hubby, Toad and I went to Trader Joes. (Yay for TJs, right Angela?) Our checker was a very friendly guy. The odd thing about our "conversation" was that he talked to us in a pirate voice the entire time we were checking out. And, he wanted to share way more information with us than most checkers tend to share. In his best pirate voice, he explained to us that he had recently been in Las Vegas where several young women asked for his autograph and were just fawning all over him. Apparently, because he had dreadlocks, everyone in Vegas thought he was Jason Castro from American Idol. No matter how hard he tried, the ladies would not believe that he wasn't the aspiring singer they believed him to be. I honestly don't even remember what else he told us... but, he talked quite a bit, and always in his pirate voice. Interesting.
Then, today, while Chelsea and I were in the McDonalds playland, we had a conversation with a 5 year old little boy, named Jonathan. He was very friendly and shared lots of information with us... while his mom was in the restaurant area, paying no attention to him whatsoever. In fact, she left her purse, open, in the play area, as if her 5 year old son was going to make sure nobody stole it. So, for a good while, Jonathan talked to us, telling us about his brother, sister and his dad. We learned where his mom works, where his dad lives and how long his brother is visiting their dad. He let us know that his mom is "eleventeen" years old and his brother is 3. A friendly little boy, he was. But, it made us wonder... is he starved for attention so much that he just goes up to complete strangers and shares his life story, while his mother is clueless to it all? It was sorta sad to me. Then, I thought about how I wouldn't want my son sharing personal information like that with total strangers. Granted, Chels and I aren't going to do anything with that info, but what if he had shared too much info with the wrong person? Scary!
I just wonder if these very nice, spirited individuals are starved for attention and are just doing what they need to in order to be noticed, or if they are just "people people" who "never knew a stranger".
So, what "interesting" conversations or experiences have you had lately, with total strangers?
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3 comments:
Thanks for sharing these interesting interactions! :) I really enjoy talking to new people and hearing their stories! We live in a culture of fear where we set ourselves a part from anyone we don’t know intimately.
Our culture of fear has destroyed our communities and I think it is kind of sad!
Maybe the little boy comes from a home where his family does not interact.
In my years of working in relational ministry, I've learned that people just want someone to listen . . . and most of the time they'll take whoever will give them the time of day. Sad, isn't it? Any more, we all seem to be in such a hurry that we only stop long enough for a "hey" or "how are you?" (of course, not expecting to get a real answer), so when we find someone who will actually listen (whether it's because they care or their just being nice) we talk! I'm sure, in some way, you ministered to both of those guys just by listening!
*they're (not their) . . sorry, that English degree is haunting me
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