Today I attended two holiday Christmas parties. I had a lot of fun, met a lot of people, but I decided to do something I used to do all the time, but don't do too much anymore.
I went and talked to someone who looked bored that was sitting by themselves.
It was funny because I used to do that sort of thing all the time. I sort of stopped doing it because it had been a while since I met people I really liked, or even met people in a safe environment here in Toronto. (There are a lot of scary people here. Walking up to someone and just meeting them is usually a horrible idea. From experience. Speaking. From. Experience.)
So, I was walking around, chatting with people, doing my thing, and then I saw this really nice looking girl who was just sitting around. I sat down and started chatting with her, and she is in the worst position to be in at a party like this, she is a guest-of-a-friend-that-works-there-who-is-off-talking-to-other-people. I told her this was a real shame and we talked about lots of fun things, like lesbian enforcement officers, how she managed to continually looked so youthful, and why her drinking/standing within the next 15 minutes was not a good idea. (I guess she had a bit much to drink....but not too much! She cut herself off!)
It just goes to show that the nicest thing you can do for someone sitting by themselves is make them feel less lonely. The reason that they say one is the lonliest number is because that's what you have 'zero' others, you have no-one. Two is the first real number in mathematics because that's when you can tell the difference between numbers. There's more than just me. Or you. Or you sitting in the corner. Or you walking around. There are others, sitting in the corner, walking around, looking bored, wondering when the party is going to end.
It's a good idea to meet new people when you can.
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