"You've gotta hear this!"
How many times have you made a similar statement to someone? How many times has someone said something just like that to you? How often have you been disappointed by another person's reaction to something that knocked you out? How often do you suppose your reaction to something that knocked out someone else disappointed that person?
Whether it's a song, book, movie, piece of art or architecture, view, etc. I'm often disappointed in the reaction I get from others in situations like this. I suspect I'm not alone in my disappointment. When I'm passionate, I'm looking for a similar level of intensity in another person's reaction to what I'm passionate about. Yes, I know the experience I'm having is subjective. Despite that, I keep trying - "You've gotta hear/read/see this!" Why haven't I given up yet? Why haven't you?Perhaps when I'm convinced a song, book, etc. is this special, logic & sense are temporarily suspended. I tell myself it's not an opinion. I say it's not just my "taste". This movie or piece of art or photograph is transcendent, period. Irrational? Probably, but I dare you to deny you're not just a little frustrated or disappointed when this happens to you.
Hi Pat. These situations happen to me too. Sometimes I’m the giver and other times the receiver. It can be a mild disappointment or an appreciated, enriching shared experience. It’s worth taking the initiative.
ReplyDeleteHey Jim; Good to see a comment from you. I agree 100% that it's worth taking the initiative, despite the potential for disappointment.
DeleteHey Pat .. To me it's all a matter of my excitement getting the better of me and wanting to share it. At times, however, the difference between my excitement and what I assume would be (should be ?) everyones else's becomes very evident as I stand there waiting for what I expect to happen from someone else and them looking at me with the undeniable look on their face that clearly says 'What?". But, I know I'll continue to do what I've done for so many years, expecting the required response and receiving what I kind of knew would happen ... lol. But why stop now?
ReplyDeleteBe well,
Bob
Bob; Interesting that both you and Jim used the word "share" in your comment. You in your first sentence and Jim in his second. Had I thought of it, I might have instead titled this post something like "Missed Shared Experiences" etc. Next time.
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