Not the government type of socialism.
I was crossing campus today and found myself walking ten feet behind a friend from Writers' Theatre. (It's one of those people who you don't hang out with during free time, but about whom you could say "We're cool.") We're cool.
So I walked and walked, a few steps behind him all the way, and I thought maybe I should say Hi. It wouldn't take much effort, but could begin a conversation that I was perhaps not in the mood for. Just say it, I thought. Hi, Chris. What's up? Not difficult by any means, and perhaps with a pleasant outcome of human interaction.
Finally, after mulling and passing by several buildings, I paused to fill my lungs and prepared to say, "Hi-"
It wasn't him. The guy turned around just as I was about to make him do so, and alas it was not him. It wasn't anyone I know. It wasn't anyone I truly desired to call Chris, whether it was his name or not. It just looked like him.
I shut my mouth and continued to follow silently.
Later, I saw Chris and told him this story. I said "Hi" and we had a conversation. It was pleasant.
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Je suis d'accord.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry. I don't know how else to express the idea that I have similar experiences and spend more time than necessary motivating myself to initiate a conversation that never happens.
Ha. This would totally happen to me.
ReplyDeleteOK, this happened to me last week. Sadly, still don't know if it was the guy I know.
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