Time To Get Real

Shyness

Loud=outgoing and quiet=shy to the majority of the population.

I can't speak for everyone, but I am definitely not shy. Real shyness is social anxiety, or a fear of being one's self in public. I don't have any of that.

I'm quiet because I find most interactions to be time-consuming and basic. I don't really care about how much money someone makes,or the lastest serial killer, or what celebrity cheated on their spouse. I honestly don't care about whatever blurb someone managed to half-memorize before running out of the door for work that morning. 99% of "news" isn't news. It's a way to keep people distracted from their unfinished business in their own lives.

I'm not saying every conversation needs to be a soul-searching psychology session, but I find myself alarmed every time someone is more concerned with "Dancing With The Stars" rather than keeping their daughters from being pregnant. Most people remind me of zombies. Eat, Sleep, Have Sex, Watch Tv/web device, Work, and then repeat all five, as if that's all there is too life. If I had a conversation with someone dealing with an issue that wasn't on CNN or Fox News, they probably wouldn't know what I was talking about.

What I'm saying is that I have several passions, including but not limited to: Writing, oil paintings, wildlife, music(of all genres), photography, etc. etc. I have little patience for people who discuss headline news as if they are experts on current events, or whine about personal problems they are either too complacent or unwilling to change.

So, around the vast majority of people I encounter, I am quiet. Not because I am shy, but because prolonging a frivolous, shallow conversation is a waste of my time.