Re: Post for March 21, 2016 "The Lost Art of Conversation"

One ingredient of a rich story is rich dialogue. If we want our own life story and its dialogues with other characters to be rich, we must do our part in cultivating the art of rich conversation, instead of poor conversation.

Rich conversation colours the sky. Its rainbow includes many strands of vibrancy. An awareness of the chemistry between two characters. An adaptation to the unfolding dynamic. An intuition of the organic flow with an openness to move with it. A ridding of self-consciousness that disrupts the flow. An accurate feel of when not to hijack by saying too much or wallflower by saying too little. A mutuality that helps each person feel that their points are understood. The verbalization of freshly emerging impressions with an articulatory horsepower that allows the rubber of new ideas to furiously hit the road of expression. All while capturing the spontaneous individuality for both characters.

If we do not care about cultivating the art of rich conversation, we may very well end up with dialogue as poor as the characters of an impoverished story.