Talking Well

Alice had cried a large amount when she was a giant in the hall of doors. Upon shrinking, she feel into this pool. When she left the pool with the group of animals, they decided they need to dry off. The mouse shared his monotonous lecture with them. This was done in order to dry them off, because it was the “driest thing” he knew. The other animals were confused and shot off remarks and questions throughout it. The Lory cried “ugh” with a shiver. The Duck questioned “found what?” when the Mouse said “it”.

The Mouse crossly said to the Duck he knows fully well what “it” means. The Duck defended himself saying he knows what “it” is when he finds a frog or worm, and restated his question asking what the archbishop found. The Mouse had no answer, and so hurriedly continued in his monologue. When we take in boring or incomprehensible information, we tend to react with confusion and sometimes continue on to disgust. The Duck exhibited his confusion and questioned for an answer. The Lory went straight to disgust and cared not to explore more. The Mouse himself however is the important one here. He did not understand what he was saying. When confronted, he skated over the top of his lack of wisdom. When communicating, people sometimes repeat things in newfangled ways in order to appear more intelligent or to simply fill a verbal vacancy.

To those that understand the ones speaking, this can be insulting or a waste of time. To those that do not understand the gobbledegook thrown at them, this can be insulting or a waste of time.

So for you, the reader (and for me), what is the best way to express so that everyone can understand and contribute in a conversation?

• Big words? (I know I use them in my writing)
• Repetition?
• Humor?
• Terse phrases?

Or a balance of these and more?

Nerds and Jocks – Balance Analysis

Alice’s analysis between her primary school friends and herself reveals an interesting topic of human growth and development. This is an absolute that I think we determine about ourselves at some point in our separate lives, but until that point has been ingrained into us.

Any human identifies themselves by popular images they felt either intimidated by or felt a connection with as a child. The old saying “You are what you eat” is true mentally. What you take in affects you, no matter how small. Some things cause result in what you decide to be growth and some things cause what you decide to be digression.

A question can stem here on the statement of opinions. If Nerdy Norbert were to consider gaining a level in WoW on his main account an accomplishment, would Johnny Jock agree? If Johnny learned a new way to throw a knuckleball pitch in baseball at 102 mph, would Norbert look down upon it as wasted time?

Now, not everything is so black and white . We are not seperated into Jock and Nerd like in a 1950s movie where the bully football player beats up on the smart frail nerd for his lunch money.

Nowadays, anybody can be anything that they decide. I believe we have crossed a threshold of unification mentally and genetically. Some of the best athletes hold 4.00′s, and some of the youngest children can outsmart and outdo adults in many things technologically and intellectually. Specialization into just one field is not as special these days. Internal equalization of physical and mental, social and reserved, as well as other sets of polar opposites is where I think growth comes best. There is no more having “the best of both worlds” when the worlds are not separate any longer. Instead we can look to enjoying whatever we work for.

In this changing world what you learn, create, and choose dictates what you can enjoy, so why not enjoy it all?