Take Off Your Headphones Once and a While

I was excited about this morning.

I got up early and drove to my favorite coffee spot to catch the end of a movie.  This was easily accomplished through the use of my iPod Touch.  I just compressed the movie onto my iPod and BOOM I'm finishing the movie while sipping a latte.

The movie was just about over when I was annoyed to find that an old man was sitting next to me and (gasp) trying to talk to me.  I smiled politely and nodded, trying to block him out while the movie ended.  Then it hit me.  All day I see people walking back and forth lost in their own internal world.  Maybe it was time to get out of mine.

I pulled off the headphones and we chatted for over forty minutes.  We shared stories and got to know a little bit about each other.  It's strange to say, but I had missed that contact.  For all that podcasts make me feel like I'm having an intelligent discussion, it's still a one way discussion.

I'm challenging all of you to chat with someone that you don't know at least once after reading this.  Maybe you will find something that you have lost.

At least I did.