Storyteller
There is a great rush of blood to the head when I meet new people and listen to their story. Everyone is a storyteller. My heart sings when I hear a personal tale told ever so passionately. I listen with conviction, soaking every word to quench my thirst. I live through stories, I dream of being a storyteller.
I’m not looking for love but love always finds me. - Maria
The magic spell that is traveling evokes the kind of freedom missing from our sheltered environment we call home. It’s always your decision if you want to extend your hand and meet new people but not everyone is at ease talking to a complete stranger and it’s a hard task building comfort as quickly as you can click your fingers. But with the right frame of mind, armed with a smile and your stories you open a world of fun, games and heartbreak.
Is love a choice? - Francis
My travels around South East Asia has a theme and that is love and relationships. It doesn’t matter where I go the majority of people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting have told me a story of love, betrayal or heartbreak. I enjoy listening and debating on how life is one big crisis, whether you are running away, trying to find something or someone or escaping from your world. My sometimes-morbid outlook always seems to divide people and that’s the magic of a great personal interaction.
No one likes to sleep alone. Would you like to cuddle with me? - Phillip
It is calming and frightening to think you can be alone in this world, no one to talk to, no one that will listen, no one that cares. It’s okay to be alone but by protecting your heart you break it. My cure for emptiness is good company and a great story.
You are my sweetest downfall - Regina
It is liberating to feel a strong emotional connection with someone you just met, the thrill of figuring each other out and the game you play with each other melts your heart.
What I found out about myself thanks to all the incredible people I’ve met is: You don’t want to fall in love with me, I run away.
The story continues…
Francis Go
- Francis is a self-diagnosed manic-depressive who is an easily amused simpleton.
- Published: April, 2007
Your desire to listen is certainly a quality the world needs more of. As we grow up, become busier and less aware of their surroundings, we incidentally become more self obsessed at the same time and it’s sometimes a bit of a shock when you realise that the world doesn’t revolve around you. Hmmm, that was a bit of a digression, but I guess the point I’m trying to make is that the world needs more listeners.
“Be mindful of the future, but not at the expense of the present”
Qui-Gon Jinn, Star Wars: Episode I
But whole idea of running away. You’ve spent all this time listening and absorbing other people’s stories, but what about your own? Don’t be scared to live, because the time will eventually come to tell your own story and when it does the last thing you want is not to have one.
John Ngo
- April 19th, 2007, 12:50 pm
Very thoughtful post, and I love how John managed to quote Star Wars in his quote and have it actually be really meaningful too 
Collis
- April 20th, 2007, 9:19 am