"How are you?" Have you noticed how many time your asked that when you go to the grocery store? Do you realize how many times you ask that yourself and don't wait for the answer? Why do we do that? Why do we ask a question that we have no intention of hearing the answer? Maybe it's just a courtesy, or some thing to break the ice. But do we REALLY want to know "how are you?"? Do we really want to ask a question and risk some one giving an answer? And why is it that we feel silly and awkward giving an honest answer? "Oh, I'm not so good." Do we ask "why" and again risk an answer that maybe we really don't want to hear? Or do we just stay silent because, maybe we're too busy. Maybe we've got to get the cold milk home before it warms.... Maybe we just don't care.
Ask. Listen. Care.
Who knows, you might just make their day.
So I ask....
how are you?
4 comments:
I was feeling pretty cynical when I wrote that. lol
ha-ha, don't worry about it. I've often wondered on the same subject before.
And I really am good today. I laughed a lot. I got to wear my selwar kameez. I felt closer to God in church than I have in a long time, raising my hands and not even thinking about other people "watching me." Then the worship leader who I've gotten to like pretty well gave me a big hug when I went to introduce my aunt and uncle to him, which totally warmed my heart up, and he let me steal his chord sheets too! The youth group worship leader told me I could join up with them after golf season, when it won't conflict with my scedule. I went to my Dad's family's almost-annual pig party and actually enjoyed myself a lot more than I thought I would...which I should probably post about.
Thanks for asking, now how are YOU?!
I have so thought about this lots and lots before. I get so sick of being asked this at work, where nobody wants to know how you're doing. I'll come in crying and be like, "I'm good, thanks, how are you?" and they're like, "Fine! Now go dead files."
I'm doing pretty good right now, I just wrote a long journal entry which always makes me happy, although I am feeling a little bit down about my writing because I feel very uninspired and I can never write anything more significant than a journal entry any more and even that is really dumb 75% of the time. But mostly, good. :-)
Yes, Lindy, what about YOU?
to break the monotony of this sometimes mindless game, i sometimes come up with something random and wacko to say just to throw someone off.
mostly i follow i suppose.
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