When a little four year old feels bashful, he slumps, puts his arms up in
front of his chest, steps back, and hides behind Mommys skirt. However,
when little Johnny sees Daddy come home, he runs up to him, he smiles, his
eyes get wide, and he opens his arms for a hug. A loving childs body is like
a tiny flower bud unfolding to the sunshine.
Twenty, thirty, forty, fifty years of life on earth make little diference.
When forty-year-old Johnny is feeling timid, he slumps and folds his arms
in front of his chest. When he wants to reject a salesman or business
colleague, he turns away and closes him off with a myriad of body signals.
However, when welcoming his loved one home after an absence, big
Johnny opens his body to her like a giant daffodil spreading its petals to the
sun after a rainstorm.
Treat People Like Big Babies
Once I was at a corporate star-studded party with an attractive, recently
divorced friend of mine. Carla had been a copywriter with one of the
leading advertising agencies which, like so many companies then, had
downsized. My girlfriend was both out of work and out of a relationship.
At this particular party, the pickings for Carla were good, both
personally and professionally. Several times as Carla and I stood talking,
one good-looking corporate male beast or another would find himself
within a few feet of us. More often than not, one of these desirable males
would flash his teeth at Carla. She sometimes graced the tentatively
courting male with a quick smile over her shoulder. But then shed turn back
to our mundane conversation
as though she were hanging on my every word. I knew she was trying
not to look anxious, but inside Carla was crying out, Why doesnt he come
speak to us?
Right after one prize corporate Big Cat smiled but, because of Carlas
minimal reaction, wandered back into the social jungle, I had to say, Carla,
do you know who that was? Hes the head of the Young & Rubicam in Paris.
Theyre looking for copywriters willing to relocate. And hes single! Carla
moaned.
Just then we heard a little voice down by Carlas left knee. Hello! We
looked down simultaneously. Little five-year-old Willie, the hostesss
adorable young son, was tugging on Carlas skirt, obviously craving
attention.
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(Ooja)
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