Our form of communication is quite flawed, ambiguous and enigmatic. I often find myself communicating with people as if my words have been jumbled and filtered. Or like I'm speaking in riddles (sometimes I do intentionally but in that case I don't expect anyone to understand). I understand that miscommunication is inevitable because we all have a different perspective/interpretation on things. We're all in our own little world. However I feel like telepathy would be a much more efficient form of communication. It could be more direct without any filter. You could potentially grasp the true intent of what the person is expressing instead of decoding a chain of words that could be taken out of context and misconstrued.
Let me think of some hypothetical examples just for fun:
Scenario #1
Me: I paid my bill on the 17th, there was $212.00 left on the balance and I paid $72.00.
Other person: $17.00 is below the minimum payment. Your minimum payment is $25.00.
Scenario #2
Me: I saw a UFO a few years ago. It was a wondrous experience.
Other person: I'm sorry that you were abducted by aliens.You must have been so scared.
Scenario #3
Me: It's always good to approach life with an open mind and consider other possibilities. Be kind and non judgemental.
Other person: I know what you're talking about brother. People are such assholes and I hate them all.
Scenario # 4
Me: A moth flew in through my window last night. It was one of those green luna moths.
Other person: No not the green, buy the red can, they have less sodium.
Scenario# 5
Me: I'm working in the catalyst department today. I could drink a whole thermos of coffee and still fall asleep doing that monotonous job.
Other person: What about shaking your tail feather at Lon Chaney? He was the wolfman.
...and so forth
Sometimes I just like to have fun with the language and stretch out my imagination. Give the world a taste of it's own absurdity and spin it right back. The way I figure is people will never understand me 100% regardless of whether I'm speaking conventionally or not anyway. Might as well have fun with it sometimes to keep myself amused.
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