A Band of BrOtHeR's....
What a time to get inspired, 2:22 a.m. Might as well make use of it I guess....!!!
Just looking around youself and observing the dynamics of relationships people around you have afforded you some of the simplest vicarious pleasures available to us as a race.
It is, of course fantastic to be a part of any kind of special relationship, but you can never just objectively observe any relationship you're in simply because you're too busy enjoying it. But when you look at a similar relationship from a distance you can't help but grin and marvel at the way six billion of us have been programmed. We've been programmed, every one of us, to be able to get along on different levels with SO many different people. It speaks wonders for the fabric of our existence, be it at a genetic or cultural level, that every single one of us just SOMEHOW develops characteristics that allow us to find common ground with other people, leading to long-lasting, touching, devoted friendships.
I had this semi-epiphany/philosophical wondering the other day when I hitched a ride with two friends of mine. The two of them have sort of grown up together and are REALLY close. It was an incredible feeling just sitting there and listening to them, listening to the subtle differences in tone of voice when they're speaking to each other as opposed to speaking with me. The easy intimacy, the feeling of just KNOWING each other, cracking little insider jokes, talking of common friends...
You listen to all that and you grin and think about how that happens with you and your closest friends as well, and how it must seem exactly like that to an outsider keenly observing you...
Its one of those "Damn it's good to be alive!" things...
Just looking around youself and observing the dynamics of relationships people around you have afforded you some of the simplest vicarious pleasures available to us as a race.
It is, of course fantastic to be a part of any kind of special relationship, but you can never just objectively observe any relationship you're in simply because you're too busy enjoying it. But when you look at a similar relationship from a distance you can't help but grin and marvel at the way six billion of us have been programmed. We've been programmed, every one of us, to be able to get along on different levels with SO many different people. It speaks wonders for the fabric of our existence, be it at a genetic or cultural level, that every single one of us just SOMEHOW develops characteristics that allow us to find common ground with other people, leading to long-lasting, touching, devoted friendships.
I had this semi-epiphany/philosophical wondering the other day when I hitched a ride with two friends of mine. The two of them have sort of grown up together and are REALLY close. It was an incredible feeling just sitting there and listening to them, listening to the subtle differences in tone of voice when they're speaking to each other as opposed to speaking with me. The easy intimacy, the feeling of just KNOWING each other, cracking little insider jokes, talking of common friends...
You listen to all that and you grin and think about how that happens with you and your closest friends as well, and how it must seem exactly like that to an outsider keenly observing you...
Its one of those "Damn it's good to be alive!" things...
posted by The HIGHlight Reel at 10:47 PM
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