Penny Goetjen
Besides where all the socks went? Ha! Guess that's just one of those enduring mysteries that will NEVER be solved.
People, however, are a much more interesting mystery! Think about it. Are the people you meet really who they seem to be? How well do you know your friends, neighbors, and co-workers? How often do you hear, after a real-life murder takes place, something like "He seemed like such a nice guy. I never would have expected him to do anything like that"? We don't know what we're capable of doing until presented with the right circumstances. I think most of us have something that will push us over the edge.
Very often I meet someone who intrigues me. Usually I only get a glimpse of what they might be like but I take it from there and develop a background for the person which very quickly develops into a story line. Try it sometime when your flight gets delayed and you've inadvertently packed your reading materials in your checked luggage. Of course, your seat assignment may end up being next to the person you've transformed into someone they're not--someone with a dark past that could resurface with the right trigger. You won't be able to sleep on that flight!
People, however, are a much more interesting mystery! Think about it. Are the people you meet really who they seem to be? How well do you know your friends, neighbors, and co-workers? How often do you hear, after a real-life murder takes place, something like "He seemed like such a nice guy. I never would have expected him to do anything like that"? We don't know what we're capable of doing until presented with the right circumstances. I think most of us have something that will push us over the edge.
Very often I meet someone who intrigues me. Usually I only get a glimpse of what they might be like but I take it from there and develop a background for the person which very quickly develops into a story line. Try it sometime when your flight gets delayed and you've inadvertently packed your reading materials in your checked luggage. Of course, your seat assignment may end up being next to the person you've transformed into someone they're not--someone with a dark past that could resurface with the right trigger. You won't be able to sleep on that flight!
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