Sanity is not statistical

There will be very few people you will ever meet in your life, who will be able to double guess your thoughts consistently and accurately. They will be able to retrace your thoughts right from inception to their logical conclusion through a long chain of thoughts, without a weak link. These will be the thoughts that you always thought were unique to you, and made you unique.

It may make you feel a little eerie at first, and you may test the person by repeatedly stopping short of completing your sentences, and yet, when the person will be able to pinpoint what you had in mind, over and over again, there will come a stage, when you will truly believe, that the person does really think the same way you do. And if you are one to believe that sanity is statistical you will probably revel at the existence of such a person.

Why am I saying all this? Yes, because I know someone who can think just like me, and believe me, I did the testing part too, and I did it to my hearts content. I lived in the same dream world, regarding myself as unique as my DNA and my fingerprint, and yet, I was wrong. So what difference does it make to me if someone can think the way I do? Big deal..

Can it help me?

If I were to really think that exceeding myself would entail breaking away from the ordinary, and doing something uncharacteristic, I guess this would then be a potential goldmine. I have a mirror image of myself, a flesh and blood me in front of my eyes, and all I need to do in order to be different, is to prevent this person from being able to guess what I would do next. Has some profound implications. Think about it. You have a chance to bluff yourself for the first time.

But then, being the cliched different, would eventually mean that I was trying to be someone I am not. So even though it presents an opportunity for me to break out of my shell, I'd really rather be myself than try too hard.

All I do actually want to say is that it's a really nice feeling to know someone who understands exactly the way you feel, why you feel the way you do, and can empathize with you, without giving you that sickly sweet impression.

It also gives you am out of body look at yourself, and opportunity to analyze yourself in an unbiased manner, because you're not really analyzing yourself, while you are..

PS. if you think that this post contradicts the previous one, think again.

Labels: Communication, Friendship