Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Cook a meal, invite someone to eat it with you, and listen.

I wrote about this topic earlier. I had forgotten about that earlier post until I started writing this one. I guess some ideas are harder to get out of my head than others. They keep bouncing about in my brain as if there is more to the message than I have expressed.

I find that many people have  such ideas bouncing about in their heads. The ideas are not a blessing, but a plague. The ideas scare away sleep, keep other work from happening, and generally drain energy. They need an outlet; they need a person to sit and listen so the ideas can be freed.

Then there is the meal. Yes, there is hunger in the world. No, there aren’t many people in my part of suburbia that haven’t eaten a thing in three days. Still, we eat and some chemical and biological processes kick in while we eat. I don’t understand all that. I have, however,  experienced that people seem to relax a bit and talk more while eating.

There are plenty of commercial places to eat in my part of suburbia. Inviting someone to one of these places for a meal and to listen can change the world. If possible, though, cook the meal yourself, invite the person into your home, and listen. The ideas will flow; energy will return, and the world will change a little bit.