Ah Elvis. What an underrated artist
in our present times. How do we forget
about a man that loosely "invented Rock and Roll"...? What a sad
state of affairs.
But anyway, back to the song. Well not actually, more back to the concept of less conversation, more action. Now hear me, I am all for talking. I would consider myself a Talker (capital T). A proper chatterbox as my parents would say. Throughout my life I have gotten into countless trouble for incessant conversing (Carrie, if you read this, take a moment to reminisce!). There has rarely been a time in my life where I have had nothing to say. Wait, wait, there was this one particular time. I was on a date. At a FANCY seafood restaurant, in Cape Town, overlooking THE Mountain. Now stop yourself, I was not speechless by how perfect the moment was as I sat across from the man of my dreams. No, no that was not the case. This was the one time when I actually thought to myself, forget it. There is only so much you can give when a mumbled reply of "yes/no" just won't cut it anymore. The longest TEN minutes of my life. The poor waiter even tried with the lobster during this time. "No waiter, but if you have a getaway car I'd buy every lobster in here, including the British tourist sitting in the corner there that clearly had his first encounter with the sun today..."
Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is that yes, action (whatever form of that word you are thinking about) can be good (fun?), but being able to talk to a person is invaluable. Surround yourselves with people that make you laugh, that speak as well as they listen, that teach you things, that captivate (what a Hollywood word!) you...and then and only then - take action.
A Little Less Conversation - Elvis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0vXxH1IEmQ
But anyway, back to the song. Well not actually, more back to the concept of less conversation, more action. Now hear me, I am all for talking. I would consider myself a Talker (capital T). A proper chatterbox as my parents would say. Throughout my life I have gotten into countless trouble for incessant conversing (Carrie, if you read this, take a moment to reminisce!). There has rarely been a time in my life where I have had nothing to say. Wait, wait, there was this one particular time. I was on a date. At a FANCY seafood restaurant, in Cape Town, overlooking THE Mountain. Now stop yourself, I was not speechless by how perfect the moment was as I sat across from the man of my dreams. No, no that was not the case. This was the one time when I actually thought to myself, forget it. There is only so much you can give when a mumbled reply of "yes/no" just won't cut it anymore. The longest TEN minutes of my life. The poor waiter even tried with the lobster during this time. "No waiter, but if you have a getaway car I'd buy every lobster in here, including the British tourist sitting in the corner there that clearly had his first encounter with the sun today..."
Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is that yes, action (whatever form of that word you are thinking about) can be good (fun?), but being able to talk to a person is invaluable. Surround yourselves with people that make you laugh, that speak as well as they listen, that teach you things, that captivate (what a Hollywood word!) you...and then and only then - take action.
A Little Less Conversation - Elvis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0vXxH1IEmQ
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