27 Faces

Ele de Loca
Sep 4, 2018 · 2 min read

The second post of the year (how irresponsible of me!) and it feels like I can’t just simply pick a topic. I have this friend of mine that always has a blast with my stories and like pretty much everyone that know me, find joy on the way I laugh at uncertainty, or at least try…

And I think that’s what this post is about- Friends. How beautiful is to have people that know your 27 faces, recognize and socialize with them, and still understand it’s not a permanent state of mind. I’ve never been a very social person, which is funny because today is one of those ‘developed skills’ that actually pays my rent! But no, I don’t enjoy being around too many people- the less quantity and the highest quality, the better. I remember when I was little how I never wanted to go out to playtime or whatever because it was that time of the day where more children were together in the exact same place. What a nightmare I used to think! Luckily today, we understand that those kind of behaviors are not ‘normal’ in a child and we have the masters teaching the new techniques on how to avoid it.

We’ve learned to admire and even feel attracted to people that seem to have it all when it comes to a social life. When we hit a bar and a man or woman are surrounded by people, we automatically think ‘he/she must be quite interesting’. I happen to have a professional in this area in my family- well, actually 2 of them! People just get hypnotized by them as if they knew them for like 25 years and somehow every time I look around, someone is already hugging them or showing some kind of affection. Yikes!

I’ve been a close witness of the advantages of being that powerful; because from my perspective that’s what it is- people with that power within them, with the ability to make people comfortable around them. And what about the glories a beautiful smile can bring- let alone the doors it can open… But me? No, not me. Someone up there decided I wouldn’t be able to handle that talent, so I had to learn my way to people the hard way- the longest path and the toughest decisions have made of me a skeptical in this topic. It’s not a complaint by any means, it is in fact a congratulation to me and more importantly, to all those very particular and unique humans that have wondered at least once ‘how did I end up with this crazy by my side’. And yes, you guessed right and this post will have a part 2 but for now here is another THANK YOU especially to both of you…

Ele de Loca

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Mexican. Practicing sympathy, believing in empathy. SF is the daily smile in my face.

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