I'm an animal person. Animals are so forgiving, so easy to please, and easy to read. They want their food, then when you give it to them, they love you in return. Generally.
If only people could be like that, I'd know how to please them.
I've been told multiple times that I have a way with animals. Usually it has to do with a specific animal I'm working with closely. "You have a way with cats." "You must have a way with horses, did you grow up with them?" "You certainly have a way with dogs. I have never seen him act that way!" "Wow, she must REALLY like you! She never acts this way!" And the most recent, from Patti Richards, "You must have a way with corvids [Crows, ravens, etc]." "You're the baby whisperer." (Babies count as animals in this instance.)
It's a natural ability. But for some reason, no one has ever told me I have a way with people. Because I don't. You can't just sit silent and wait for a person to come to you, hand outstretched. You can't just assume that food will automatically make them like you. You can't spend all your time with them to prove to them they should trust you. You can't confine them to a small area to make them know who you are. You can't even tether them to you with a rope or a leash. It's against the rules to grab them, hold them, and stroke them to soothe their nerves, and feeding them by hand is out of the question.
So how do I connect with the species Homo sapien?
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4 comments:
People are animals too, they just pretend to be more complicated. This is why men are easier to get along with: like animals, they're usually easy to read.
Smile, laugh, be helpful, be complimentary, be polite.
I think you do have a way with people. It's just different then what you would expect. I think sometimes that connection comes in doing the little things. You have the capacity to change the world if you would let yourself. I know once upon a time we talked about how having to depend on other people is something SUPER scary, but at the same time, you do it everyday. Just remember those people who have helped you along the way to create the person you are at this very moment, and if they are really important to you, don't leave them behind when they need you the most.
Yaay Westbrooks! I agree. And Megansue. I was actually just thinking that if you did any or all of the those things to me it would totally work- especially the food part.
love!
Becca... You have a way with Lauren's. You really do. Somehow she calms down around you and never acts with others the way she does with you. You must have a gift with Lauren's. Did you grow up around them your whole life?
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