Microwaves and Ovens

‘To be yourself is all that you can do’

there are 2 main types of people: introverts and extroverts.  but how much of an impact does this have on one’s life?

was thinking about jobs.  the process of finding one can be quite a dishonest one.  employers love the extroverts, the cheerful, outgoing type.  they love people who can network, and make clients, and sell products and services.  it’s all about profit.  what you can contribute to the company.  how many clients can u reach out to and sell them stuff.  so if you’re an introvert, you gotta sell yourself as outgoing and active.  you can’t be yourself anymore.  this is pretty unfair if you think about it.  when does an extrovert need to pretend to be an introvert? the answer is almost never.

personally, i hate being anything but myself.  i hate fronting.  if you cant be true to yourself, how can you be true to anybody else?  but how many people are out there wearing masks everyday for the world to see?  and how many of those people have hidden behind their artificially projected images for so long that they have lost track of who they really are?  is this why it’s so hard for celebrities to find true love?

anyhoo…..i thought of an analogy for extroverts and introverts.  extroverts are like microwaves, because they heat up really quickly.  they walk into a group of people, and they can mingle very well with everybody.  people feel warm and familiar around this person.  i think most extroverts find it easy to connect with people, and build rapport quickly.  introverts however, are like ovens.  you gotta preheat them before they can cook up a decent conversation.

i’d like to think that during the preheating process, i can tell what type of a person i am talking to.  i’d like to think that i could tell whether they are real.  i’d like to think that maybe by taking a longer time getting to know somebody, i can differentiate between image and reality….

~ by jontyc on January 26, 2009.