Shallow Thinking
(Fictional illustration)
“My brother had a motorcycle accident yesterday. He was taken to the hospital, but didn’t make it,” Alice told her boyfriend.
“Yes, riding motorcycle is dangerous. From 2004 to 2014, there were about 4000 to 5000 deaths per year in motorcycle accidents,” he tried to respond to the news.
** What do you think about his answer? What would you say to her?
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A little bit awesome topic. The deep thinker versus the shallow ones.
Well im new here. I dont have idea to finding this blog but i did click n read it.
Must be many aspect makes some ppls get shallow and some another grow as deep thinker.
Then how the solutions to make the shallow mind to become a deep thinker.
Lol i like your “fiction brother” story anyway.
and i agree about “cellphone”. Nahla n you.
Seem you a writer.
hi n regards to all of you.
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Thank you very much!
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I totally agree with this thought. I am a strong advisor of deep thinking and usually always talk and write about it. The idea of taking a second to analyse what is happening and try to link it to previous events is , for me personally, a necessary step to acheive a decent self composure, when faced to a problem or a question. A person that applies this will not even have the time to talk excessively so automatically will acheive an inner silence and an outer wisdom.
Thank you for this inspiring post.
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You’re very welcome. I’m glad to know that you’re a deep thinker!
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Interesting insight. Perhaps sometimes there is no need for any words? A listening ear, a shoulder to cry on…that could go a long way in showing that we care. 🙂
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Yes, you’re right. That is always welcome! Thank you for your comment!
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I was just about to say my condolences and I saw your reply above. Very relieved your brother is fine. I did have a friend who died on a motorcycle. They are dangerous but more so to motorists who don’t see them.
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My friend was involved in just a fatal accident and it will be a long process ahead of her!
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I’ve experienced this with very close people in my life. I used to get “offended” but now I realize people can only respond to their own level of depth. I truly believe that sometimes people do not know how to handle difficulties and so they blurt out whatever comes to mind in order to brush it off. They can’t deal with any of it. I always wonder however, because difficult times happen to all of us at one point or another, how are they ever going to handle their own trials? Great post Miriam!
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I just had conversation with a gal whose boyfriend couldn’t deal with difficulties since a child due to parent’s divorce then mom got remarried. He was full of angry but didn’t talk about that. Now he is an adult. He just use busy activities to avoid conversation. The gal finally confronted him, he just had a breakdown, sobbing, banging his head. The gal decided to break up, because his problem is too deep and refused to have counseling. She didn’t want a marriage turned into continuous fixing his problem. He does need to process his anger!
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I agree.
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Yes, better feel sad now than feel sorry later!
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I like these two examples which actually show how many of us are these days.
The first one is so indifferent and passionless and the accident of his friend’s brother is just one of every day news, no more! But no wonder some people these days are taking selfies with their dead relatives or picture them and share on social media!
The second is also so true, some people just talk because they like talking and most of their talking is useless! They are really too noisy, with no thought or intention to listen or understand the other they are talking to.
And thanks for sharing this post,
All the best,
Nahla
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Thank you for your comment, Nahla! With the cellphone and social media, people have less time to interact face to face. Some people just don’t know how to talk with other people. I saw two young people on a date in a restaurant, they didn’t talk to each other, the guy started doing thing with his cellphone, the girl waited, after awhile, she also took out her cellphone to do things on the cellphone. Poor people!!
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Yes, Thank God we grew up without them🙂
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Yes, when I was kid, I didn’t have tv, made my own toys. My daughter and son-tin-law waited until last year to have smart phones. Their friends said, congrats – should be 10 years ago! We also got the smart phones the same time. Yes, we are glad to talk face to face or at least call instead of messaging.
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I’ve seen this with people one too many times. Worst part is when you see a couple on a date as you mention. Just awful. Lovely post you shared🙂
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Thank you so much I saw that coming 20 years ago when all these gadgets started when school promoted distant learning, online classes. It’s good for young adults who have established friendships, but we were talking about high school. I opposed the idea, unless it’s in remoted cities for some states.
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Yeah technology advanced very fast, even more so these days.
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Twenty years ago when I went back to school to get my doctorate degree, we talked that 50 years before that time, it might have taken 10 year to make 1 inch of technology progress, but “now (20 years ago) it takes 10 months to make 3 inches of progress.” And in these days, it may take 6 months to make 6 feet of progress. In business. they need to upgrade their computer every 6 months!
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Hey Miriam I’ve nominated you for this unique blogger award, since Your posts are quite unique, you can also participate if you wish to or you can just leave a comment on my post, here’s the link
https://ritika248.wordpress.com/2017/07/29/unique-blogger-award/
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Ritika, thank you so much for your consideration of nominating me. It’s very sweet of you. Yes, I’ll visit your post!
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🙂
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I liked the way you took two scenarios for one prompt and also included the audience. Awesome writing!
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Thank you so much! I was debating which one to use, but each one has its point, so I used both. Thank you for your comment!
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That would be too shocking of an answer to respond, unless she knew the BF wasn’t capable of responding appropriately to tragic events.. Some people blurt out the worst things unwittingly because they have a hard time dealing with tragedy..
The noisy woman has a far less chance of hearing, than the silent man has of speaking.. 😉
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Some people freeze when they hear about tragedy. Yes, that woman can only hear her own voice!
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Awesome post. I sure needed this today!!!!!
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I see this happens all the time! People with no heads, no hearts, running around not knowing they are hurting people!
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And I feel it. I am trying to respond less in my own body and realize it is them and not me. Their isssue not mine and just kind of move along
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When my husband get frustrated about people responding to him, I said it’s their issues not yours. They react a certain way because of their own problems, not yours!
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The first para reads so sad
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Thank you! It is an illustration of a person with no sensibility.
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Nothing shallow about this post, Miriam.
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Thank you, Irene. I’ve heard that kind of responses, so I would ignore the person’s response and show concern to the first person!
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Dear Miriam, I’m so sorry to hear about Your brother!! You are in my thoughts and prayers! Losing a loved one, especially a sibling, is so tough!
As Always,
Chuck
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I should tag “fiction.” My brothers are fine. Thank you. I’m going to post a warning sign!
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Oh, Great! I feel so much better now! Thanks for the clarification!
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You’re very welcome!!
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