There is an epidemic loose in the land. I write to warn you of this plague for which there is no vaccine or cure known to modern society. I refer not to the dreaded Bird flu or Swine flu. This alert is for a malady far more insidious and apparently more contagious than any strain of influenza. In fact, it seems that most everyone has already caught this alarming affliction without even knowing it.
I refer, of course, to the deadly maladjustment where people living in the year 2011 appear able to talk only about themselves. It used to be when you met someone at a party or in any social or business environment, something took place that was called conversation: a give and take between two human beings. But this new virus or mutation has rendered conversation moot. Today, people broadcast solely about themselves, a disorder that can go on well into the night.
After being on the receiving end of this center-of-the-universe monologue as the clock approaches 3 A.M., I ask, in a weakened condition: But what about me? Don't you want to know anything about me?
Apparently not, as my pathetic question bounces off the person caught up in self expression, who proceeds to go on with his or her life's story unimpeded by the presence of another human creature.
So I ask......is there anyone out there who still remembers the fine art of the "give and take?"
April 24, 20011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
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