Well said. Evocative, too.
Sent from my iPhone 6s Plus. This is a perfect mobile device. Any perceived
errors in spelling, grammar, or logic are figments of your imagination.
> On Mar 19, 2016, at 8:13 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A number of things regularly discussed here bore me. But I enjoy listening
> with half an ear as my friends enjoy discussing them - in civilized tones,
> not trying to convert anyone. One of the things I've always enjoyed is
> sitting back, half dozing, as conversations among people I care about go on
> around me. It started with family dinners, particularly at holidays, where
> serious surfeit of food made me mostly comatose. Hearing some of the content,
> in and out, but mostly the tone, of the conversations of the adults made me
> feel comfortable, belonging, safe.
>
> That feeling has continued into adult life. Perhaps that's one measure of
> true friendship, being able to be comfortable just slipping out of the active
> conversation(s) and enjoying the company wordlessly, welcome to slip back in,
> or not.
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