Enjoy a Conversation

At the crazy club yesterday three of us sat in the sun and had a nice conversation for about two hours.  It seemed like every subject came up.  What is the best way to raise children? What works, what doesn't work?  What went wrong in this case or that case? What could have been done differently?

What about our town? Could we have a more productive city commission? Do we need more participation by businessmen?  What about material things? Do we concentrate too much on just having and getting things? What about religion?  What about sharing, and our attitude towards our fellow man?

We covered so many subjects and managed to never get heated or argumentative.  For Kadizzle this is an accomplishment.  When the meeting finally broke up one of the participants said how much they enjoyed the discussion.  Why?  Reflecting on the question Kadizzle would speculate it was the pace.  Each person took the time to listen, things went slowly.  The participants sought understanding, they actually tried to understand in completeness what the other person was saying. Everyone sought clarity.  In the end it was a nice way to sit in the sun and reflect the nature of the world.

How many times do people sit down and have a discussion that is meaningful?  Go to the coffee shop and what do you usually hear?  It is a lot of bitching.  Someone doesn't like something and they want you to know.  Next it will be sports.  This bunch moved a piece of leather faster than that bunch this week.  Our group of people ran faster than their group of people.  Then lets talk about the guy who told them how to run or throw a piece of leather.  More than likely he does not know how to do it.

People say you should not discuss politics, or religion.  In other words stick to stuff that never changes anything in reality.  Talk about sports and the weather.  Let someone else talk about the things that really shape our lives, and just get along.  What about education? Can you get smarter by talking to someone? If you talk about sports and the weather are you really learning anything?  Are you developing any thinking skills or listening skills.  If you know who might win the Super Bowl do you really know anything?