Sometimes people understand it all wrong, and think that the story is really theirs to tell, when it isn’t. Some stories make for great anecdotes, but many just make for outright gossip. I’ve heard many stories of myself over the past few years, and most of the time they just crack me up. While we all have some level of gossip about us, it is never good to spread the gossip. I’m a firm believer of the need to know rule. I really just dislike when people say they are open books, but really they plagiarize the chapters of their said book, so really they only tell the story of others and rarely allow themselves to be open.
People find it strange that I’m as honest as I say I am, they are shocked to see that I’m as true as I say I am, that being said, I’m not completely 100% transparent. I do reserve some of myself to be a discovery, there is no fun if there is no pursuit and if you’d like to get to know me, the fun is in the conversations. I am a fan of the story to be told, everyone is interesting, just that not many people realize how interesting they are.
I’m actually a Medical Interpreter as my profession, being an interpreter, I am fortunate enough to come across stories daily that really evolve my view on life. How fortunate am I to work in a job setting where I not only hear stories, but also get to hear more about cultural uses of the languages I interpret? I honestly have a really huge interest in cultural usage of certain languages, as opposed to the prescribed usage or even standard usages. Somehow I’ve landed my dream position 🙂 and it’s very emotional in both good and bad ways. The end result though is very gratifying, I like to imagine that I’ve made the experience for the patients much more pleasurable.
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