We meet all kinds of people during our everyday interactions and not all of them are oriented towards PD or growth. As I spend more and more time with growth oriented people, this distinction is becoming clearer to me. I find that when I am amongst people not oriented towards growth (lets call them PNOTG
), I am losing my energy. Even without interacting, they suck the energy out of me if we are in the same room. It's like I have a 72 hour jet lag or something. So the simple solution is I try to avoid such people or at least minimize interaction with them. This seems a logical choice except one situation, relatives! What do you do about them? Even if you avoid them at all other times, you have to meet them at festivals or family functions.
The PNOTG's seem to be going blindly through their lives, never questiuoning the social norms, placing security at the top of their list. They ask you the same questions, give you the same answers, without remembering that they have had the same conversation with you the last time you met. It's almost like their mantra is
not to live consciously. They do not want to hear about anything new, if you tell them about it they look bored.
Have you met such people? And did you feel the same way as I did?