Many things we are not...

A friend of mine told me the other day: "You don't look like you are one who is a ponderer, a thinker.."

It got me thinking (point proven *ahem*), is that a good thing or a bad thing? Then what kind of a person am I in other people's eyes? I think the same goes for everyone. Have we ever thought about what kind of energy and perceptions we bring about in others?

Throughout our entire life till date, we would have come across hundreds of acquaintances and only a few of them are worthy to be called friends. But for the majority of those who remain acquaintances, what kind of perceptions have we actually instilled in them? I'm a hardcore believer of "First Impressions" and if I dislike the sight of you that first time, the likeliness that I will grow to like you even after 10 years, is hard to come by. But then again, these are exceptional cases which in my history, I think only 3 people have managed to gain such a reputation in my books. Most of the time, I would give people the benefit of the doubt and they don't disappoint.

It's funny how the brain works. That snap judgement, that first few seconds and we can assume what kind of a person he/she is. And this, is bad. Making judgement calls at work based on experience and level of expertise is wonderful but making calls on what kind of person someone is, can be suicide. If life was as simple as making snap judgements, the entire world would be in chaos. Imagine hiring someone to be the CEO of your company just because he looks "the part" when in actuality, he does a crap job at being one. Scary thought isn't it.

Anyways, I realised I didn't go online for the past 2 days and I feel totally zen being away from the computer. Work, school and other random commitments have sucked the life out of me for the past month. I do hope the worst is over. Life is more than just all these. I need a break, to make my weekends at least 50 hours a day instead of just 24!