When was the last time you had a mind simulating,thought provoking conversation?
I am not talking about sitting in class and adiscussion question imposed by the professor has to be addressed by the students.I mean you were outside the classroom and conversed with someone that provokedan exciting and intelligent thought.
On a campus where the hottest topics of discussion is”Pretty Wednesday” and where the tightest party going to be, the art of conversationhas been killed softy.
For some this goes unnoticed because all they evertalk about is football, the Chappelle Show and what neighborhood they are from.However for those that are capable of simulating others through conversation Iknow this art is deeply missed.
There has been countless times and I am sure that Iam alone in doing this- but I have completely stop talking to certain peoplebecause their conversation is always mind numbing and repetitious intopic.
While have a mind numbing conversation just beforespring break I asked a young lady how did she feel about Al Sharpton runningfor president and she replied ” who is Al Sharpton.” I knew that for her theart of conversation was not only dead but is had been tortured before dieing.
I thought how exactly dumb conversations affectsocial interaction and how complacent we have become on issues that have animmediate effect on our daily lives. We settle into a groove where we acceptedwhat is shoved in our face as truth instead of swapping ideas and conceptsbetween ourselves.
For instance, there is now a presidential electionhappening. An event that can and will affect everyone nationwide, however,here, we haven’t had any organization hold a forum or informational about thecandidates and their views. I guess no one will care unless we have anotherterrorist attack on US soil or the we enter another war that isn’t ours tofight.
But it doesn’t stop there. We acquire so muchknowledge from the classroom setting and professors, but very little of theeducation shows in our day-to-day lives.
Because of this we have lower expectations ofourselves and others. Guys get away with murder when talking to females withthe infamous line “hey, blue shirt let me holla at cha.”
It’s sad really we have become so shallow and sotolerable to such shallowness. I overheard a female say to her friend ” I metthis cute dude… and he is smart too.” Now I have no problem with the young ladynoting that the man was smart, but the way it was said made it seem as if thetwo were not to go together. Smart and cute.
This not only shows the breakdown of socialinteraction but it also exemplifies the tolerance for the shallowness that wenow except.
Because we now expect conversation to as nonsimulating as watching grass grow when approached with a topic that is remotelyintellectual many regress.
The fact of the matter is that we have been in thedarkness for so long that we don’t know what conversational simulation is andwe are not perpared to handle it when it presents itself.
Futher more, here, we are so quick to say “someone isabout nothing,” and that ” nobody here interests me,” but when was the lasttime that you actively persued a great conversation?
Again I say that the art of conversation has been killedsoftly.
I believethat the art of conversation is deeplymissed by those that require conversational simulation.
Hopefully this will spark intellect and make youpursue a meaningful conversation.
This is not to tell you what to think, but ratherwhat to think about!
