Saturday, December 05, 2009 - 1:56 AM
As we all know, communication is pertinent ! It takes place everywhere. We need to engage in conversations to understand what each other is thinking. An enjoyable conversation is best that you are talking to people who shares the same frequency level as you, when both feels comfortable and topics & conversation will come naturally =) Thus, according to Eunice's definition, intellectual conversation happens when a group of people share their different opinions and yet, everyone understands and agrees with each other unreservedly.The most important part of an intellectual conversation is to allow the dynamics to occur naturally and to respect each others' point of view even if you do not agree with it. Respecting other people's opinions despite not agreeing with them may not be so easy but it can be done with awareness and conscious effort =)
A conversation may be highly intellectual and engaging to some people but a real pain for the others.Very often, people are just keen to demonstrate their knowledge and if they manage to say some names, jargons, specialized knowledge that others have not heard of, what we get is a look of disbelief that says “WHAT!? You have not heard of him/her/it before? What have you done with your life?” We are treading along the dangerous line of elitism in modern society. We have to respect that everyone has their own field of specialization and interest. We can never have enough knowledge. It's an ideal we all work towards to!
For me, the type of people whom i hate to engage in a conversation with are those who simply engage in one not to exchange opinions but merely to dominate and 'win' in the argument just to feel good. It's a waste of time if your intention is not to enrich each other with the difference in perspectives but merely to boost the self-esteem.
Disclaimer: That's my take and personal views/opinions =) Everyone is entitled to different views and I respect yours too eventhough it varies from mine. No offence as its solely my point of view! =) Thank You!
falling in love~
