It has taken me all this time to have my thoughts for a response to the “Ode to the End”. I woke up this morning with a jolt of how I feel about the End.
Using the loose definitions of introvert and extrovert I can describe what it feels like. My working definition of the two is an introvert is someone who gains strength and energy by being home, thankful for the handful of of friends, and has no need to be the head of a committee. An extrovert being defined at someone who is rejuvenated by close friends and many many acquaintances, and being the head a committee and involved in thousands of groups. An introvert to me would love to say no to external pressures to “be involved” without guilt or feeling less than. For as long as I can remember extroverts have been celebrated as the better of the two.
In high school the message is to be involved in community service, sports, theater, music and more because it “looks good on your college entrance letter”. So you do it not because you like it but because you want to get into college. For a kid that feels incompetent or uncomfortable doing those things is a stressful high school existence. For the one who loves that level of “being out there” it is a dream come true and they thrive.
Research says that introverts have done quite well during the last year.
We the introverts will return to being second best and be even scorned by saying no to the family party, the “lets join the church”, and lets join the committee by others but more important by themselves for being second best.
It has taken me all this time to have my thoughts for a response to the “Ode to the End”. I woke up this morning with a jolt of how I feel about the End.
Using the loose definitions of introvert and extrovert I can describe what it feels like. My working definition of the two is an introvert is someone who gains strength and energy by being home, thankful for the handful of of friends, and has no need to be the head of a committee. An extrovert being defined at someone who is rejuvenated by close friends and many many acquaintances, and being the head a committee and involved in thousands of groups. An introvert to me would love to say no to external pressures to “be involved” without guilt or feeling less than. For as long as I can remember extroverts have been celebrated as the better of the two.
In high school the message is to be involved in community service, sports, theater, music and more because it “looks good on your college entrance letter”. So you do it not because you like it but because you want to get into college. For a kid that feels incompetent or uncomfortable doing those things is a stressful high school existence. For the one who loves that level of “being out there” it is a dream come true and they thrive.
Research says that introverts have done quite well during the last year.
We the introverts will return to being second best and be even scorned by saying no to the family party, the “lets join the church”, and lets join the committee by others but more important by themselves for being second best.