Personality:
The Turtle in the Shell
Whenever you
hang out with a bunch of friends in a large group, you see all kinds of people.
The loud and obnoxious, the funny and comical, the laughers, the self-centered,
the gossip Queen/King, etc. But then as you scan the group, as everyone is
talking and having a good time, you see the one person who sticks out like a
sore thumb: the shy one. My opinion on these kind of people are very mixed because
I notice the goods as well as all the bad in this personality that just
frustrate me.
This person
that you see that makes it difficult to even finish a complete sentence makes
me frustrated beyond belief and yet kind of happy at the same time. Originally,
when I saw these kind of people, it frustrated me, because they were so
reserved and quite frankly really boring. They would bring almost no content to
the conversation when presented the opportunity, and were so reserved that it
made me mad because I thought they were just wasting life experiences but not
sharing or being with anybody. They were, in my eyes, just taking up space
(harsh I know but my opinion changes) and not really good for anything. I
noticed these same patterns throughout my life and it’s always with the same
shy people up until about 8th grade when my opinion was influenced
greatly by a certain event.
I was with a
bunch of friends and we were hanging out after school doing a PACT activity. It
was all the same friends and the exact same shy person every single time we
would hang out and I never noticed anything different. That was, until I caught
them actually talking to someone, well, they were more whispering, and giggling
about something that the shy one was pointing out. This made me think, “There
has got to be more to this than meets the eye”. So I took it upon myself to get
these two people alone with me (the shy one and her friend that was also one of
my good friends) and figure out what the shy person was really like. So again,
one of the days where we stayed after, I purposely messed with some of the video
equipment, as it was a video documentary class and my friend and the shy one
were part of the tech crew. I told them there was an issue and they were sent
to go fetch the teacher who knew how to fix those problems, I suggested I go
with them so that I could explain the “problem” with the teacher. The teachers
office was basically across the school from where we were filming so I got some
quality time with these people, and low and behold, right off the bat, the shy
girl (yes it was female, they both were)started talking and making jokes with
my friend. It was amazing. She became a completely different person from what I
thought originally. She was funny and goofy in a nerdy way and was entertaining
to listen to. I began asking her questions so that I could learn more about her
and I found out just how talented she was. She was an artist, very instrumental
and very smart. I made a new friend that day. I viewed her not necessarily shy,
but rather, humble. Not boasting of her talents or her personality to others
unless asked. She was like a hidden gem. I appreciated that. So to all you shy
people out there… I salute you.
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