I think I will actually say a bit more about people, and different ones. I was actually kind of thinking about it on the bus this morning.
Some of us call people that we meet in ways other than through friends, randoms. While its probably true that meeting these people is fairly random, its used in a derogatory form, as if these people aren't really worth the time we spend with them. I never thought that people could really be random at all. Theres obviously going to be some sort of connection between two, otherwise they would never meet at all. So it just doesn't make sense to me... Its almost as if people outside our current circle of friends has rabies, or worse. I'm sure thats quite possible, but shouldn't we at least find out?
I think this kind of attitude exacerbates the problem that we have between social classes and circles being so enclosed. Not only does it make that worse, it can also stop people becoming closer in the same social circles. Anyway, thats my tea break, off to take a piss.
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hmm...interesting ideas ali...i guess its kinda hard to really become friends with someone if you don't really have the time or opportunity to get to know them better.
e.g. anne and i's contiki tour..we were a really random group of people who met and have for some of us become really good friends only cos we had to spend 24/7 with each other for 7 whole days..in any other situation we would've never been friends cos we wouldn't have had the time to know each other.
i guess it all comes down to effort, friends of friends in your immediate circle can become your own good friends if both are willing to put some effort into it
strange that i've gone all philisophical huh?? never knew i had it in me!!
hope to see you at uni!
[helga]
Hmm I guess I use the word 'ramdom' in a more specific way. Random ppl to me are those ppl that you happened to bump into 'randomly', like you weren't expecting it. So for the above comment example, personally I wouldn't call them random, since being part of a tour group your expecting to meet other ppl on the same tour. Whereas, when sam dogged me, I would say that was a random person, since I was not expecting it and I think sam pretty much 'randomly' choose her.
re above comment...
still when it comes down to it whoever you meet "randomly" if you don't take the time out to like get to know them on that off chance you met them then there's hardly a chance to become friends with them and then they'll forever remain just "random" people you keep bumping into unexpectedly.
if you at least try to get to know them i.e begin a half decent conversation then next time you guys meet again its on a more friendly grounds and hence the start of a beautiful friendship (and if its of the opposite sex...a beautiful relationship potentially)
p.s. i am not promoting some kinda dating service here!
I think I'm going to make a concious effort to meet different kinds of people from now on. As long as they're not TOO strange of course...
am i TOO strange ali???
how do you meet different kinds of people??
Go outside the square...
yeah you are strange.
-olga
yeah i agree
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