Hungry for conversation

Is it too much to ask for intelligent, provocative conversations with another human being?

I don’t judge, I don’t discriminate, and I don’t think I set any unreasonable expectations. I understand that not everyone is inclined to engage in thoughtful, intellectual discourse. But I’m an adult now! Adult conversation — the delightful, refreshing exchange of ideas — has become a rare, difficult-to-find, commodity.

As some people know, I’m not a serious thinker every minute of the day. In fact, sometimes I can be quite silly. Lately, however, I’ve been finding that triviality has begun to outweigh intellectualism; melodrama over self-awareness; easy truisms over challenging thought.

There’s a scene in Richard Linklater’s film, Waking Life (pictured above), in which the protagonist is stopped by a stranger who expresses her desire to step beyond the comfort of social boundaries, stop behaving like “ants,” and start getting to know one another as human beings. It was a refreshing, thought-provoking moment.

I’m hungry. Let’s talk.