the comfort of strangers

last Thursday, i had a mock interview for an assignment to judge how prepared i am in facing the real world. i nailed it perfectly, even though i could not hide my nervousness.. when my lecturer asked me why i was extremely nervous, as i am a confident and articulate person, i replied the notion of being judged by people and having to please them to get marks, scared and made me disoriented for a moment. (+ an overdose of coffee overnight!) so i would not sound  not confident, i added up i am more comfortable with strangers then with people i know, in the case i was being judged.

at that point of time, i did not realized the depth of my statement, till i was riding back on lrt it strike me. talking with strangers have never been an issue for me. but making a point across to a person whom i know, well thats a whole different story.

i get comfortable with strangers easily. some may view it as a dangerous attribute, but i see it as a way of testing waters before plunging in. being friendly (or optimistic!) to the point of being annoying right at the first meeting is something i indulge at the spur of the moment. to many i'm a ridiculously  quiet person, but for the randomly select few, ( that includes u my dummy gummy bear!) i can be a whirlwind of spontaneity, insanity, creativity, and noise. judging from the amount of disbelieving stares i get when those who know me as the quiet sweet boy see me chattering away, i know im being my self. sounds confusing?  hahaha.. somethings are better twistted than staright forward

the norm of this society is, you have to be at the best of your behavior with unknown people, at the same time maintaining an amount of privacy, secrecy and courtesy. you can do all these without having to fake yourself right? but how many of us be ourself when interacting with new people , new surroundings, new culture? not many of us are grounded  and sincere in our daily endeavors , and yes, that includes, yours truly too. guilty as charged. yes, sometimes i have this unexplained urge to be sickly sugary and but that always flop glamorously at a point of trigger. with strangers, you are not obliged to impress them nor weasel your way with them. speaking of that, none of us are obliged to impress anyone actually. so why all the unnecessary drama?

i don't know. i seriously don't know. for one, you have to understand, as how unfamiliar you are to a stranger, that strange  you are to them. an unknown wonder. so address them  with the same level of comfort you would with any of you r friends, and trust me, even those who think they are superior among all, will know in order to be superior, you have to be inferior. so go out, explore and enjoy the world and life in comfort of your own pace. the comfort of strangers

p/s: someone told me that not to trust people easily, but the fact i trusted that person is enough than said. *wink*wink*