Talk to Me

I was stumbling the other night to avoid doing potential schoolwork (go figure) and I came across a very interesting page. There's only about a paragraph on the page but I found the general idea absolutely fascinating. This man, Steve Lambert, decided to set up a table near a park, offering to talk to anyone about anything. At first, this might seem like a simple idea and perhaps a bit boring considering the fact that he gives people such a broad spectrum of things to talk about. The thing that made me want to expand the topic further was the difference in reactions from people to the table. Some simply continued walking, some made small talk. Then of course there were the fanatics and the crazies shoving their ideas down someone's throat because their opinion needed to be heard. We all know those people....

It made me think about all those moments where you just feel like having a deep conversation with someone, anyone. I love those conversations where you just sit there, wondering what if? The best way to start one of those deep conversations that could last hours is have you ever thought about... I've had many of those. Which brings me back to this idea of the table. I've made a conscious decision that I will do this someday. I just think it would be really cool to be able to talk to a complete stranger about something random but thoughtful and insightful. Or be able to pour your heart out and just have someone from the outside be able to listen.

We all need that little outlet for all of our complicated human emotions. I feel like it would be really interesting to analyze the different reactions I got from the table. I would only hope that people would be able to confide in me and tell me things I've never heard before.