when it comes to it …
takes brave personality …
to take any chance
Adapted from the Saturday Guardian Feature, Blind Date, with the heading, ‘Did we kiss? In public? Heavens, no, we’re British! But we did have a warm goodbye hug’.
In response to the question, What were you hoping for?, the feller on this Blind Date responded, “At our age we have less confidence when it comes to dating, so it takes a brave personality to take a chance where the outcome will be published.”
I liked that response.
We all the know the story of when Ben Franklin edited Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence.
Dr. Franklin told Jefferson of the man who had the sign that said, “John Thompson, Hatter, makes and sells hats — for ready money,’ on a sign in the shape of the hat.
Dr. Franklin then edits out everything until all he has left is the sign in the shape of hat and the name, John Thompson.
“What else do you need?” asked Dr. Franklin.
Let’s apply this style of editing to the response the man made.
We start with: At our age we have less confidence when it comes to dating, so it takes a brave personality to take a chance where the outcome will be published.
Is age a factor?
We have less confidence when it comes to dating, so it takes a brave personality to take a chance where the outcome will be published.
Do we care if it gets published, I mean everything everywhere ends up on social media, right?
We have less confidence when it comes to dating, so it takes a brave personality to take a chance.
And just dating? Really? Just dating?
We have less confidence, so it takes a brave personality to take a chance.
Confidence?
I have confidence in the sun coming up and the tide sweeping the beach twice a day, all other bets are OFF.
It takes a brave personality to take a chance.
I think Dr. Franklin would agree that that about sums it up.
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