In a tiny nutty shell

Sharing Secrets and Details January 6, 2008

I have always found it easier to share some of my most personal stories with complete strangers. My friends for a long time did not understand and were hurt that someone I had just met seemed to know more about me than they did. But that’s just it; how much do we learn from each other by sharing the big things without first establishing the little details? I feel like we will read a mixture of both the big and little details in this class and that some will tell us exactly what’s on the writer’s mind, while others can only be understood through conjecture. I think both have their advantages and drawbacks and each establishes a unique relationship between individuals. How do you share and where do you start when you meet someone? And perhaps more than that, what is the first thing that you find really connects you to someone and makes you want to go back, find that persons, and continue the conversation? I guess it’s not normally over the love for the same color, but I won’t lie, a common passion for melted peanut butter, chocolate, and banana desserts bonded me with one of my best friends.