Conversation-doors or keys

The beginning of every conversation is a flow of information from either counterpart in a conversation. Beginning with a basic “hello” the conversation progresses into a wide array of topics relating to the common interests of the counterparts. Extensive conversations and the arguments there in lie bring out decisive opinions. Conversations ca be thought of as journeys and not without their undulations. This journey is laid out by the conversers, as they go along. Each turn or twist in the journey leads to uncharted territory. Of course this territory is visible only if the keys to the right doors are provided in the conversation.More like pealing onion which unravel a different facet of the persons in the dialogue.

Views and counter views in a conversation are the essence of the conversation, without them there can be no constructive outcome and an understanding. Some wise among them have the tendency to be Devil’s advocates in order to make conversations interesting. This behavior makes the counterpart subject to assessment and judgment by the former. Although it helps one understand the level of understanding of a person it brings about an invisible superiority to the person who is the devils advocate. Although the devils advocate is safe from judgment he/she passes of as being the less intelligent one which may be to the contrary, giving the person being assessed a false sense of superiority.Intelligence is in knowing not just that”Familiarity breeds contempt” but also that familiarity allows a plausible maneuverability facilitating better dialogue in subsequent conversations. Which is why i guess an ardent student spends more time with his teacher to understand the teachers outlook and perception about issues. For that matter research in literature tries to understand writers with respect to their setting, upbringing, politics and various other aspects that allowed them to mold a certain piece of work. Biographers spend all their time understanding their subjects, in their endeavor to portray the complete picture.

The conversation has a better impact when the counterparts share information relevant to the setting, political views, likes and dislikes are some of the debatable topics. Although there are views linked with religion and personal taste that makes arguments fall flat. There is however this illogicality in some, who cannot fully explain their reason for a certain preference, which in the world of 0 and 1 is an unexplainable rational number, ironically called so.These in a sense are doors or mental walls inaccessible to change or even the will for change.

Society often trains the mind to elude others. This has a direct effect on conversations where in counterparts provide the wrong keys(misleading arguments), a bunch of keys(multiple arguments) for the same issue, making it impossible to gauge the intellectual perception of people. Often innate insecurities make individuals prone to such tendencies. Individuals that have water tight compartments, make perceptibility awfully difficult. Psychiatrist try to break these compartments each day, to prevent any physical manifestation of pressure build up within these compartment. Conversations play a vital role in letting the steam out, as water tight compartments in the subconscious are not a healthy expression of people in general. Which is why i guess society has a special place for artist and their art, however implausible to some. It allows a certain standard deviation from the normal in terms of art and the love for it.

It is difficult to leave out the mention of  mundane conversation (daily work related, monetary) which serve little purpose, but make the cacophony seem reasonable. A release of accumulated pressure, or just a way to put things in perspective.

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