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Anti-Social?

 

I prefer one-on-one conversations to a roomful of jostling and interruptions. The more intense the discussion the better. Bring it on if you care enough about the topic to find your voice raising just a bit, your pulse increasing. However, if it’s politics or New Age philosophies, I’ll be looking for the exit because few things raise my hackles more than opposing political views and garbage religions. Can’t help it. If I believe in something, I’m not going to go all politically correct and compromise.

 

Social networking via Facebook rates a mild okay from me. I can take it or leave it. The high point for me was when my best childhood friend and I connected on Facebook and another friend from high school who traveled with me to Europe when we were young, adventurous, and dumb, just reconnected via Facebook after an absence of over 20 years. Otherwise, it’s just another means of over-communication.

 

Cell phones have become one of the rudest tools in existence. What makes anyone think strangers enjoy listening to others’ business, especially when it’s ridiculously mundane junk that somehow couldn’t wait until the person got home? Texting while talking to someone in person? Give it a rest.

 

I enjoy email more than talking on the telephone, but I do both.

 

I don’t mind being home alone with our dog. I don’t mind going to matinees alone. I prefer shopping alone.  

 

Love being with family and friends. Love laughter.

 

Alone with the Lord is a blessing.

 

Sometimes I am anti-social just because . . .

 

 

God, I’m never truly alone. Thank you, Jesus. Spirit of God, never leave me.

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6 responses to “Anti-Social?”

  1. Brenda Avatar
    Brenda

    I love to be alone. I need to be alone a lot to function. Unfortunately, instead life is very much backwards–I’ve got people in my face all day at work and even out of work a good percentage of time is around people. I live for those occasional Saturdays where I don’t have even one errand I need to run and I can hibernate in my apartment and not see another living soul all day.
    I find this to be another area of conflict in my Christian life. Sometimes other Christians (and people in general) act like you need to be ‘fixed’ if you don’t want to be around people all the time. Or worse, whether intentional or not, convey the idea that it’s a sin.
    Sure, being a loner doesn’t excuse me from the commands of God to be a light and a witness, but what I find is that most people don’t understand that being a loner does not equate to no people compassion. I have very great and deep compassion (and it brings me great joy to pray for people), but I don’t need to be out there yammering away 24 hours a day to show it.
    The toughest thing about being around people is that humans are excessively noisy. Most can’t stand the sound of silence. At home it’s the blasting tv and/or the stereo. They can’t get behind the wheel of a car without the radio, the cell phones you mentioned and much more. At work it’s all the people noise and the bombardment of having movies played 10,000 times a day in the clinic (can I tell you right now I want to make a sequel called “Gigging Nemo”? UGH!
    That’s why communicating by email is my favorite mode of communication. It’s nice and quiet.
    Sure, I have a few close friends and we chat on the phone or go out to eat, etc. but on the whole, I prefer to be alone. If that’s anti-social, then so be it. My responsibility is to keep asking myself what I do daily–am I living this day in a godly way?
    I guess that’s why I love the Lord so much. He’s all powerful. All knowing and He does big things. BUT He goes about it very quietly. That’s why the day of His return is going to be so astonishing to us all. The Bible says His voice will be like the sound of many waters and other descriptions. Talk about rocking our world. That’s one noise I’ll be glad to hear.

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  2. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    I love this, Brenda. Good for you.

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  3. dayle Avatar
    dayle

    I would comment, but I’m pretty anti-social myself.

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  4. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    :<)

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  5. dayle Avatar
    dayle

    Everyone accuses me of being anti-social because I’m not crazy about large get-togethers. These gatherings make anything beyond casual conversation problematic. I rather small 2-4. I bore easily from small talk and I rather have in-depth conversations.
    Unlike Nicole, I love to have civil discussions or debates about religion, politics, philosophy, etc. I’m very curious as to how others arrive at their “beliefs” especially when they are opposed to my own.

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  6. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    Small-talk feels forced and contrived. I’m all for in-depth but not on my two stated topics. Mostly I find the other side can’t stay “civil”.

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