I have met the most extraordinary people in my life so far and I still have plenty of life left to meet more. I chat a lot, to people that I know, barely know or don't know at all, I find out all sorts of wonderful stories because I, myself am willing to share mine.
People are fascinating, especially the ones who live in far reaching places, have dared to do what others wonder about and couldn't give a hoot what anybody thinks. The quirky people, the people on the edges, the well travelled or the elderly. The lady that gave me her painting that I fell in love with, but couldn't afford, the caretaker of Kapiti Island; a man who has the shine of life in his well worn eyes because he found out what it's all about a long time ago. My wonderful, crazy friend who sold her house in Florida to buy a motorbike, my favorite hermit, who is the most educated man that you could ever meet. They all make up the essential part of life, living…. and they're all so busy doing it that they don't have time to be concerned about the constraints that the rest are doggedly constructing.
Share your embarrassments, triumphs and failings and you will find that people offer you something of themselves. Don't be a closed book, don't judge or categorize because in my experience people are not usually what they seem. The best kept secrets are those stories that people actually want to tell, if you just give them time and half a chance. Turn over rocks, take a different path and talk to anyone, because those anyones are extraordinary.
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