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All very true. People need contact with people. I am a geek and a type B (very happy with my own company) personality type like many others around here I'm sur
by simon 15y ago
All very true. People need contact with people.
I am a geek and a type B (very happy with my own company) personality type like many others around here I'm sure. I am also a pastor and that's a people business. Some of the best advice I ever heard was from John Maxwell who said "walk slowly through the crowd". He described a time when he saw one of his assistant pastors charge through a crowd in the reception area of the church. He caught up with the young man and asked what he was doing. "Hurrying to get on with my job" was the reply. "These people are your job", said John Maxwell. I have tried to live this every time I'm around the congregation. I even had to remind my wife of this just yesterday.
- davidhansen 15y agoPeople need contact with people. Usually, but not always. Hermits really do exist.
- simon 15y agoTrue. I was painting with somewhat of a broad brush there. Although, you could say that hermits are just extreme members of the type B personality, and that they need far fewer people than others. I'm not sure that even the most die-hard of hermits would need zero other people, so my general point still stands.