It’s interesting how some new acquaintances approach you
slowly, watching you with every step and deciding whether to take another one,
while others leap in and say ‘I’m here. Be my friend now!’ (With a carefully
considered exclamation mark.)
I tend towards the latter approach, but I’m aware that
explosive conflagrations have a habit of consuming fuel quickly – too quickly to
allow for sustainable regeneration – and then dying with devastating
suddenness. I’m not very good at being circumspect, but I’m practising.
2 comments:
I'm always wary of people like that... a lot of them have plenty of baggage and need too much attention and validation. Just my experience, anyway.
But i suppose some of them are just lonely... sometimes have no friends... and sometimes for good reason.
You're right, of course. In my case, however, it's more to do with the fact that I'm very fussy and very impatient. When I encounter a rare example of a person I want to know, I don't want to wait and tend to throw caution to the wind. That's my Tigger side.
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