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Conference quark::human_relations-v1

Title:What's all this fuss about 'sax and violins'?
Notice:Archived V1 - Current conference is QUARK::HUMAN_RELATIONS
Moderator:ELESYS::JASNIEWSKI
Created:Fri May 09 1986
Last Modified:Wed Jun 26 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1327
Total number of notes:28298

107.0. "What is it then that pleases us?" by REGENT::KIMBROUGH (gailann, maynard, ma...) Tue Oct 21 1986 16:18

    
    Well it has been suggested that someone write a note on this topic
    and as I have not seen one yet allow me...!
    
    So what is it then that pleases us?  Not a physical thing as in what
    turns us on but more along the lines of what pleases us after
    walking away from meeting someone new, visiting with someone old,
    going to a party maybe... any kind of personal interaction...
    
    I think it is wonderful when I ask someone "so how have ya been"
    and they say back.. "great!, the kids are doing well in school,
    Johnny is bringing home good grades, his math needs a little work
    but then!...  We just painted the downstairs and finished digging
    up the garden before winter really sets in...  etc etc"  it is so
    nice to ask someone how they are and they offer uplifting tales
    and positive returns on your question..  
    
    I also am very pleased when I run into an old acquaintance or friend
    and a hug or some personal sort of gesture is made with ease and
    comfort like they really think it is great to see me again as much
    as I am enjoying seeing them again..
    
    On a first meeting or when trying to mingle at a social event or
    party I am always impressed by warm smiles, a soft soothing voice,
    pleasant conversation that is unrestrained and just a general ease
    in people..
    
    Well there.. I spilled it.. anyone else willing??
    
    later, gailann 
                  
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107.1ZEPPO::MAHLERMichaelTue Oct 21 1986 16:224
    Autumn.


107.3Last day of summer campVAXWRK::NORDLINGERIn a GALAXY far, far awayTue Oct 21 1986 20:211
	Seeing the face of a child reunited with their parent...
107.4I hafta do my part, but ATFAB::REDDENListening slowlyTue Oct 21 1986 20:482
    Feeling accepted and appreciated for who I *REALLY* am.
    
107.5A deep friendshipMMO01::PNELSONLonging for TopekaTue Oct 21 1986 21:332
    
107.6Sharing with friendsNANOOK::SCOTTLooking towards the sunWed Oct 22 1986 01:044
    The sharing of some good moments/times with close friends and having
    the understanding that they owe nothing in return.

    To share some special moments and times with one real close friend.
107.8a fewTWEED::B_REINKEWed Oct 22 1986 01:216
    a good conversation with my husband/kids
    a good book
    cats
    interesting people
    family reunions
    gardening
107.10These are a few of my favorite things...HUMAN::BURROWSJim BurrowsWed Oct 22 1986 04:1026
        My wife and family. The joy of love, trust and commitment.
        
        The eagerness of children learning and living.
        
        The intimacy of friends.
        
        Finding people whose warmth, love, tolerance, and caring are
        unexpected because they are strangers and not intimate friends.
        
        The satisfaction of a problem solved.
        
        The reward of recognition in my field of expertise.
        
        Pushing myself to a limit; putting myself to a test; and
        winning.
        
        The beauty of trees, leaves, ungulates, birds of prey, large
        preditors, clear skys, sun sets/rises, fluffy clouds, pounding
        surf, swift currents, gentle breezes, sexy women, Mandelbrot
        graphs, aquatic mammals, gorillas, mountain peaks, clear
        springs, fast cars, chopping wood, a cozy fire, fresh snow,
        a light rain, clear moonlit nights, and deep woods.
        
        Being touched by God, and knowing that He cares.
        
        JimB.
107.11JOAN WITH JUST A FEW LIKESRDGE28::EARLYJOAN (THE EARLY BIRD) EARLY-READING UKWed Oct 22 1986 12:1123
    WHAT I LIKE 
    
    
    Sincere and honest people
    
    People who like me!
    
    My 3 cats  (namu:  "Rameses the Third of Abu Symbal" - Big Yin to
                        his lady friends"
    
    		       "Precious Mackenzie" - She's Precious to us and
             	        regretfully has a tendancy to look a little
    			like himself
    
    		       "El Ninyo" - She's Ninyo or Ninny depending on
    			what she happens to be doing
    
    Classical Music
    Joni Mitchell
    Bright Sunny days
    Achieving what I set out to achieve, be it ever so humble!
    
    
107.12What I likeEUCLID::LEVASSEURDeclaration Of War, The Short FormWed Oct 22 1986 14:0816
    A beautiful day on a secluded beach
    Cats
    Warm accepting people (hard to find)
    Close trusted friends (harder to find)
    Accomplishing a challenging task
    Good classical/folk/jazz music
    Summer
    San Francisco
    Being acknowledged as a good person with worth (doesn't happen often)
    Cats
    A good book
    Cats
    
    
    
                                       Ray
107.13Pleases MeCLOSUS::TAVARESJohn--Stay low, keep movingWed Oct 22 1986 14:209
    Beethoven's 9th (he and some other people wrote some other stuff
    too...).  Chasing a rubber model airplane that I've built, watching
    it hit a thermal and take wing on its own.
    
    But, once in a while, once maybe in a year or two, I run into someone
    that's coming from my place, who I can start in talking with right
    off the bat about things like life and God...and finally, once,
    in a decade or so, I run into someone who's found the center of
    the cyclone, and I learn.
107.14i do CEODEV::FAULKNERdestroyerWed Oct 22 1986 14:452
    when i hear the magic words. Kerry you are a good friend of mine.
    
107.15ditto .97180::OGRADYGeorge, ISWS 297-4183Wed Oct 22 1986 16:269
    
    yea, the "squeeze" and smile of my 3-year-old!
    
   
    hey Kerry, even though you never call, your still a friend....
    
    feel better, now?
    
    GOG
107.16WFOVX3::KLEINBERGERmisery IS optionalWed Oct 22 1986 17:0123


    A hug from my kids first thing in the morning when they are full
    of sleep..



    A call from the receptionist of DEC saying there is a package waiting
    for me (which usually means someone has sent me flowers)...



    A hug from that certain someone, or a phone call, or that certain
    look... knowing that I am loved...



    A fire in the fire place...



    Gale

107.17Of the many, here's a few...BARTOK::COCHRANESend lawyers, guns and money.Wed Oct 22 1986 18:2028
    Autumn
    
    Time well spent in the company of cats
    
    A hug when I need it most          
    
    The things my husband does to make me happy
    
    Being there for a friend when I'm needed
    
    Helping people
    
    A rainy afternoon, a guitar, a pencil and blank paper
    
    Good music, good wine, good friends
    
    Campfires
    
    Old memories when I feel lonely
    
    Surviving yet another crisis intact  
    
    Being loved, needed and wanted
    
    
    Mary-Michael   
    
    A good cry
107.18what brings the tears ?REGINA::OSMANand silos to fill before I feep, and silos to fill before I feepWed Oct 22 1986 21:0018
I've noticed that certain gems of entries bring tears to my eyes, they
    are that moving.
    
    Other entries are candid but don't move me to tears.
    
    Does it happen to you too ?
    
    What's the essence ?  What makes the difference ?
    
    For example, someone wrote
    
    	"A rainy afternoon, a guitar, a pencil and blank paper"
    
    That one swelled my eyes with tears.
    
    This question obviously applies to most other topics in this file.
    
    /Eric
107.19unspoiled peopleHECTOR::RICHARDSONWed Oct 22 1986 21:123
    re .18
    One thing that please me is unspoiled people like, dear old "Os",
    who are honest about their feelings.
107.20It hurts so good...HERMES::CLOUDI'm on the inside looking out!Wed Oct 22 1986 22:234
    		          Confirmation of a "real" love.
                          
    
    						Phil
107.22SHARINGMISTAH::CURCIOSauna_Rat, In the Heat of the NightThu Oct 23 1986 11:591
    
107.23got one last nightQUOIN::THIBAULTLadies Love OutlawsThu Oct 23 1986 12:183
    Phone calls from long lost friends.
    
    Bahama Mama
107.24JETSAM::HANAUERMike...Bicycle~to~Ice~CreamThu Oct 23 1986 12:415
Singing while cycling.

Especially during those times when i don't care who hears me.

	Mike
107.25incurable romantic, i guessNCCSB::ACKERMANEnd-of-the-Rainbow_SeekerSat Oct 25 1986 18:1911
    My husband and I discussing plans for the future... like building
    our own home.
    
    When someone tells me "Thank you"...  for being my friend, for being
    here when I needed you, for giving me the info/solution nobody else
    had time for, etc.
    
    Sitting at the ocean on a moonlit night and watching the reflection
    on the water, smelling the salt air, and feeling at peace.
    
    Remembering special times with special people.
107.26People, not things ...MMO01::RESENDELife and love are all a dreamTue Oct 28 1986 06:4210
                     -< What is it then that pleases us? >-

	All of the truly human people who say the truly honest and
	touching things here in H_R.  As /Eric mentioned, it can
	bring tears to the eyes.

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