Thoughts On People

Have you ever met someone that you just could not get along with? Not because you didn't like them, really, but just because it seemed like your personalities were diametrically opposed to one another? I have met people like this. A couple of them have actually been family members, but most are just random people I come across in life.It doesn't happen often, but when it does I definitely know it right away - or when I finally figure it out I look back over the relationship and say to myself "wow, how'd I miss that?"

I come on a little strong sometimes. Sometimes on purpose, sometimes just because that's who I am and not everyone is comfortable with that. I might come across a little strong, but if you get to know me, you know there's a lot more to me than just the part of me that tries a little too hard. I never really act that way to ruffle feathers, but occasionally it happens. I have been known to "turn off" those who are faint of heart. The people I tend not to get along with are usually people with whom relationships are a one-way street, people who tend to do whatever they want and have little regard for how the selfish way they lead their lives affect others. I also tend not to get along with people who think there is only one proper way people should be/think/act in this world.

But I have met people that I actually like (actually there aren't many people I don't like) that, try as I may, our personalities just don't mesh. I'm pretty live and let live for the most part, but occasionally I meet someone and no matter what, we both seem to know that we will never get along. Never be friends. Would actually prefer not to have to listen to the other person talk. About anything. I really think its almost a chemical, metaphysical thing. The powers that be, Mother Nature, and God Himself decided it long before the two of us ever met.

And then, there are those that surprise you. People who, on first glance, you think you will never have anything in common with. Then, after those first couple of uncomfortable encounters the relationship shifts somehow, and things change. I've had my radar let me down a couple of times when my first impression leads me down the wrong road. These people, these pleasant surprises that come into my life; they sometimes become some of my favorite people of all.

I really love people. I find them very interesting, whether I like them or not.