To be Interesting, Be Interested.

Nabegha Farrukh
Nov 7 · 2 min read
Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Do everyday a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone’s face.

Hello everyone! I’m here again with a different topic and a different experience to share with all of my readers. This time it’s more interesting as I’ve enjoyed it a lot. Let’s talk about it. Recently, I read Dale Carnegie’s book named “How to Win Friends and Influence People”. As I went through the book, It made me realize that we have got so busy in our daily lives that we’ve lost touch with our love ones and only remember them at the time of need. Now It has become our lifestyle. This thing isn’t limited to those who we know personally but we can also make someone’s day by asking “How are they doing or How’s life going”. Showing our interest in someone really reflects our care, love and passion about them. In the Dale’s book, He mentioned that You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you”. He raised a very good point in his book that everyone cares about their own selves more than they care about others by giving the example of a group photo where the person will first go to see himself then he’d see other members. So, If we show our interest in them, they will automatically be interested in us and they will care for us.

After reading the book, I did a little activity in which I texted my old friends and family members. I couldn’t talk to them properly before as I have a busy and hectic routine. But when I texted them I got the funniest responses which I really enjoyed because they all were wondering If I’m alright? Did something happen? kind of responses and It made me realized that these are the people who are there for me in my hard times and how easily we forget about them. Even after that they still care for me and doesn’t complaint. Being interested in someone can make them really bloom and happier. So, I learnt that always make time for your friends and family. Share your thoughts with them, listen what they say. Listening someone can relief their pain and make them relax. That’s why I prefer being interested rather than being interesting. Being interested is the only way that can make you interesting for others.

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