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e.n.c.o.u.n.t.e.r

the journey all of us took to get to where we are today

we all went our different ways and made different decisions - yet we still manage to be here, together, at this moment in time

so different, but how come such different experiences and decisions in life allowed us to now be together at this moment in time?

how did it happen?

well, beginning with objects seen on the floor, many may not think twice about its history and how it came about being there at the moment in time when you walked by - but objects like that, in an interactive way of thinking, must have belonged to somebody at some point in time.

it ended up where you saw it either because the owner dropped it by accident or left it there because it wasn't wanted - now whatever the reason maybe the point is at that moment in time, you and the 'object', be it a piece of trash, a toy, a fiver or an earring, you and the object shares one thing that is unique - the encountering of each other, because you're both there at that single moment in time - and the experience can reactions can never be the same

so then it wasn't a piece of trash on the floor anymore, it's now a person - nothing changes, it's the same theory - meeting different individuals gives you different experiences - and can never repeat itself exactly(though it could be alike it will never, ever be the same experience)

asking somebody the question 'so tell me something interesting about you' could lead to awkward silences as most people find it hard to do so - it's such a vague question and i hate it
but by asking the right question, most people will show more involvement and be more engaged in the conversation

this, ladies and gentlemen, is what interactivity is all about

'asking the right question'

by doing that, it could even be easier to share your experiences, feelings and perspectives with a stranger
it works better than the person closest to you asking the wrong question, if asked at all

it all tends to unravel itself - after all, all of us aren't that indifferent and somewhere along the line, even the most unthinkable and unrelated people would share to some degree experiences that are alike


it's all interactivity

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