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"Oh, ok."  

Woodshow 43M
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10/23/2018 10:50 am
"Oh, ok."


"People are strange, when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly, when you're alone
Women seem wicked, when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven, when you're down" - Jim Morrison

= I love this little gem of wisdom for the emotionally projecting nature of us humans; which it sums up so well. It is more significant now than Jim Morrison could have ever imagined, since a majority of our interactions lack the physical communication that is needed to understand the spirit (or mood) which the person speaking to us is in. I think of this verse every time I read a message, or reply to a message I sent, that takes me by surprise because I didn't expect it, that doesn't seem to correspond to what I was saying, or that strikes me as cold, or defensive. It happens all the time. Not just to me - to you too. "Oh, ok."
- You see; without expression, body language, tone of voice, etc. all we have is our assumptions of the intent of who we're communicating with, which are heavily influenced by our mood at that moment. - "Oh, ok."
The thing is; there are plenty of ass holes, perverts and idiots all over the world and they are all online just as we are. Our instincts (and parents) suggest we assume everyone we chat with fit into one of those categories and, I agree, this is the safest stance to take. But it isn't the best, nor the healthiest. Honestly I don't know what the best or healthiest stance is, however I know that assuming the negative has a profound effect on our happiness, and projects what may just be a problem in ourselves out onto people who probably are just being playful, or sarcastic, or joking. I suppose the message I trying to get across is: Never stop considering that your initial reaction is always correct. Don't miss your opportunity to fix a miscommunication because at that point, it is still communication, which everyone involved is equally responsible for. Once you resolve to "know" what another person is thinking - it is no longer communication and you become sole<b> owner </font></b>of a closed mind,

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