Veggie Times

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way- in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. " - A Tale of Two Cities

I'm feeling utterly foolish and completely irrelevant. Nothing in this blog I am writing is bound to make sense.. but it should at least provide some entertainment.. that is if you could make it through that first quote. Charles Dickens was wordier than the bible. I would be too if I was paid by the word.

I'm always wondering what its like to be someone else. Not that I would ever want to be anyone besides myself because, call me conceited but, I adore being me. But do you ever wonder what its like to actually BE that random you met in the elevator that you just had a brief two second conversation with?

Another thing which I ponder often is how that person just saw you. Within fractions of a second we have already made snap judgments about people we glimpse or even just get a whiff of. I'll be walking in a mall and someone walks by with a certain cologne I despise and without even seeing them I have judged them. Maybe not my final judgement, granted, but a significant one nonetheless.

I wonder very often what vibe I give off. If people look at me and think "oh, she must be working at the Fast Food place down the street" or if they see me and think "she's a snob for sure". The thing about this is you'll never find out. You'll never actually know the true judgement that has been bestowed upon you within the first second of meeting a person. There's no way they will tell you what they truly think because most of the time it hasn't even registered in their brain that they have judged you. Its a feeling mostly, not a coherent thought. Later in the day after much deliberation they will either dismiss you from their memory as insignificant or remember you for some reason, be it good or bad.

Its all a mystery to me. And I cannot control what others think of me just as I cannot (usually) control my initial reaction to a persons image, smell, voice, etc.

All I can say is that everyone should remain open minded about a person. People can surprise you even after knowing them all your life. Never pass judgement.. you may be missing out on some great experiences, great friends and amazing times.