It’s All About the Inside

Daily writing prompt
How would you describe yourself to someone who can’t see you?
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This question from yesterday’s prompt brings to my mind the “tell me about yourself,” part of a job interview. Somehow, that is not what runs through my mind when I think of this question. Factor back to many years ago when I was in seventh grade.

A teacher of mine once asked each of us in class to describe who we were. I remember we could not describe our appearance or what we did. We could not say that we were a student or what grade we were in, nor what school we attended. It went beyond the physical. At first, it was difficult, but then, we began to dig deep. A few answers I recall were, “I am curious,” “I am a peace maker,” and “I am trustworthy.”

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This exercise stuck with me because it taught me that people are not merely identified by what they do or how they look physically, but by what is on the inside. I always used to ponder why people would ask “what do you do for work?” I would like to know what the motivation is behind that question. Is it to measure up against someone’s net worth? Or is it genuine curiosity?

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So, in describing myself to someone who cannot see, I would say that they would hear my laughter first. They would hear my kind words. They would sense my patience. They would smell my integrity. And time allowing, they would taste and smell my hospitality.

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1 Comment

  1. Priti's avatar Priti says:

    Well said ! They have to hear the laughter first. I will describe myself as a story writer who Loves to imagine without limitation.

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