After having read and reread several blog entries on examples of conversations between men and women and being unable to think of an example myself, I instead offer the following reflection on the aforementioned topic.
Now I'm not seeking to speak for every man on the planet, but it seems to me that the female perspective on the nature of conversation between men and women makes one accusation that I think unfair. Many women charge that men don't listen to them, don't understand them, and patronize them when they say sorry.
Now the first two charges are sometimes true (and depending on the particular man might be habitually true) but this much I can tell you from my personal experience, on average, men really are sorry. When it comes to conversations with women, the average man just doesn't have a complete understanding of what's going on. It's not that we're trying to convey malicious intent or ill will when we respond with the torpor of a "sorry" or a "ahuh", it's just that we don't know what to say that won't get us in more trouble.
I have written this blog in the hopes of making progress towards bridging the conversational gaps that prevent men and women from truly communicating.
My Epiphany- The Nature of Tragedy and Comedy
After watching the movie Groundhogs Day on February 2 and then watching it again once each day for the five days following February 2 (as is my groundhogs day tradition), I had an epiphany. In the movie, Bill Murphy learns to find the extraordinary within the ordinary when he is forced to relive groundhogs day over and over. The lesson of the movie was that every day is extraordinary when you approach it with the right mindset. Thinking about the aforementioned lesson and about Dr. Sexson's recent discussions on the nature of comedy and tragedy, I had an epiphany.
Are you ready to hear it? Here it comes; tragedy and comedy are the same thing.
Every day presents the possibility of comedy or tragedy depending on how we react to the events that are outside our control.
Are you ready to hear it? Here it comes; tragedy and comedy are the same thing.
Every day presents the possibility of comedy or tragedy depending on how we react to the events that are outside our control.
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