Most of us have self-established rules guiding and conducting our
behavior while interacting with others.
These rules are really more an unsaid group consensus on what might be considered
“normal” behavior—learned largely from trial and error.
One of those rules, apparently, suggests that you don’t ask a bunch
of questions when you meet someone new.
Well, I didn’t adopt that one.
I ask a lot of questions when I meet someone new. I actually enjoy doing so. I am not afraid to ask personal questions,
either.
I can read pretty quickly when this behavior of mine is off-putting
to someone and I will back of when this is so.
But I have also had some unforgettable and profound conversations with strangers
over the years.
I recall four such questioning conversations that are so vivid (each years apart) I parted knowing I had met someone who could
have been a life-long friend.
—Mitchell Hegman
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