As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. Andrew Carnegie I was recently reminded of the quote above — perhaps a consequence of getting old(er). I have met some people who were … impressive. But I have also met a lot of people who were … “talkers” or “dazzlers” (sound way to positive, BTW, as if that’s a skill, when it reality, it’s an obnoxious intrusion in other peoples lives), or just inconsiderate people, who are only concerned with themselves and their own advancement. And yeah, I am biased. I have experienced how it feels to lose essentially all of ones friends in — yeah, actually — a single night (last night of a school trip that was … well, horrible, or perhaps, positively eye-opening), or (thankfully) lost faith in a (clinically) borderline friend who did expect but did not expect to return. Or how it feels to be rejected — and then, thankfully remembering that I do reject as well — for good reason. Personal interactions are a matter of fit, after all. No matter how you are, the other side has to fit as well. Sure, some people [...]
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