Loosen Up! Why Don't You?

The more developed the race,

the more sounds and actions they use to communicate.

Superior communication skill is widely acknowledged as a sign of intelligence.

And we human beings are the most developed. Or so we would like to believe.

We are emotionally intelligent.

We are audio visual people.

But it’s surprising how many of people around you will use either sound or action.

More surprising is the ratio of people who will or can use neither.

“Will the work be done today?” To garage mechanic.

Grunt in reply.

“When can I expect it?” to annonymous.

Soon.

“Will the delivery be at 6:00 or 8:00?” to the supermarket guy.

‘Ha Ha.’ Phone click.

How was your day?

Ok!!!!

Do you love me? To the love of your life.

Blank stare. Uh huh. Silence. Or he did not hear you or your insecurity.

It’s surprising how we present our back to a person while talking.

How often we maintain no eye contact.

How we sit at a table with a ‘dear friend’
and frantically message other ‘dear friends’ looking down at our phone.

How we always forget to return a dear ones calls.

How rare it is that we call up the people we live with -

Our parents, our boyfriends / girlfriends, our husbands /wives, our roommates -

just to have a chat, just like that.

I wonder, when have you 'networked' with them last?

Everything NEEDS to have a time, a sense, an occasion and a definite reason.

Calls are made only when there is something to talk about.

Gifts bought only on birthdays and anniversaries.

Outings / Romance/ Friends are Sundays.

Courtship is, well, only during courtship.

Holidays can be postponed.

The more the communication channels, the lesser the communication.

Letters became sms.

Sms became expensive?

Conversations are calls now. Victim to per minute billing.
Or chats. Or status updates.

So much for emotional intelligence.

The intelligence these days is in not showing any emotion.

When is the last time you surprised someone with something ridiculous?

When is the last time you did something without a reason?

When is the last time you were a kid?

Or silly.

Or funny.

When is the last time you tickled someone?

When is the last time you did not take yourself seriously?

When is the last time you took someone else seriously instead? :-)

Are you audio visual?

Or just plain scared?

Or indifferent?

Do you like being this way?

Are you having fun?

Is anybody else?