I am willing to listen to your stories

I often feel how things change so suddenly and one becomes an entirely a different person. Okay let me ask a simple question did anyone ever called you shy or naughty while growing up?

All I can say is when I was a kid, I never heard of the words introvert or extrovert. But then it was a long time ago. Back then during my childhood we played outdoors unlike today’s children who know very little about outdoor games.

During my childhood time there were the children who gathered in parks, open spaces and empty grounds to play games and enjoyed them on a daily basis waiting eagerly for evenings after coming from schools. Of course we had those too who went their own ways reading a book in solitude or taking a walk in their own lawns.

I saw the changes coming to the society with the advent of gadgets. There still are, I guess, but very few left who would go out and play games. I am one of them who go to a park regularly and spend some quality time with people walking, jogging and running around and trust me I am no more a kid or even a younger one but a fully grown man.

It seems a different story now as though with the onset of the information age, the gadgets taking over the old ways of outdoor activities the younger people, and even the older guys, are gravitating toward a more cloistered life, texting or flicking their fingers up and down on their i-phones, ignoring real socialization. Being curious about the dynamics of society, in the past but we do not ask them why they find it hard to spare some time for outdoors.

 I know if I would ever ask such a question from any of them that they will probably have no response for my query but they will respond without responding. They would probably give me a dirty look or maybe they would gaze upon me with an uncertain, baffled, glazed and puzzled look, and back to their screen be it an iPad, phone or a netbook.

There was a time back in those days when this kind of behavior would be considered rude or uncivilized or what we consider act of an introverted, and would immediately called for criticism but no more. Would you believe that I am in a marketing job, talkative and still feel I am an introverted?

 It’s not that I do not enjoy parties, participate in social activities but despite all my activities I prefer reading books, writing and what not in my extra time. I did not know that but came to know about some of the symptoms while stumble upon an article while reading through the web pages.

 I then realized why I felt alone even while I was attending but never really enjoyed parties and often needed to be alone with my thoughts to recharge my batteries. Now, I know that being an introvert isn’t that bad. And it’s kind of cool being an oddball. Tell me how many of you feel you are an introvert or extrovert or what are your own experiences. I’m here to listen from anyone or everyone willing to share their stories.