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I always assume that everyone I meet has at least one interesting story to tell. Then I set myself a task to get them to tell it to me.
by dtby 16y ago
I always assume that everyone I meet has at least one interesting story to tell. Then I set myself a task to get them to tell it to me.
- wallflower 16y agoI think the difference between making a friend and making an acquaintance is sharing stories. Emphasis added in italics below > At the Jefferson Boulevard entrance to the campus, the guard at the gatehouse broke into a smile upon hearing Haden’s name. The guard, Eric Johnson, stepped out from his kiosk and explained that in his early 20s, he worked for a messenger service. One day he completed a downtown delivery to Haden, who stopped to converse with him for a few minutes. With the exception of his time at Oxford, Haden has spent his entire adult life as the guy everybody knows as soon as he walks into the room. His friends say Haden’s gift is that he leaves knowing everybody else’s stories. "He has such compassion and humility," said J. K. McKay, who caught Haden’s passes at Bishop Amat High in La Puente, Calif., east of Los Angeles, and at U.S.C., where they were coached by McKay’s father, John. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/sports/23haden.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&pagewanted=2 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/sports/23haden.html?_r=1&#...