disconnect

To be honest, I tell you these things just to tell them, to give them something of an audience so they can be let go. And isn't that just the point of being the other? just taking this one seriously?

One of the reasons could be just that you've got every aspect of life figured out, and it's probably hard for you to imagine wasting time on anything less. But for those who don't have everything in life, or barely floating above the line of average, little things become just parts of our lives, and I'm sorry if they seem insignificant or petty to you, but at the same time, I can't apologize for thinking about them. And even if they're not the most fairy-tale ending of stories, will they not yield a reaction besides one of impatience? Things just happen, and if they've happened for the first time I look at them with a view of partial awe, but I can't share that feeling honestly with you if you're going to have a laugh at them instead.

It's one of those ironic things where the person in question is so open minded and easygoing that they can't understand anyone else who's not like that, which, ironically (always ironically, because I can't have my inner life be any other adjective) becomes a kind of naivete or narrowmindedness on their part. Whatever the label, these miscommunications become inevitable from time to time. And maybe the only thing I should be letting go of is not my overly analytical thoughts, but their way of listening.

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