Alan Alda and the Good Life
Today Alan Alda spoke on the radio of what he found to be important in life after a near-death experience.
He said that after he nearly died, but found himself alive, he felt euphoric, saw colors and details much more vividly and wanted to keep that feeling going.
He said he thought about what meant something to him now. And it turns out not to be accomplishments so much as the meaningful, memorable interactions with people that can happen on any day.
When someone gives you gentle advice. When someone shows you how to do something, and cares for you. When you laugh.
He says that when people laugh, they are totally defenseless and they can let their guard down. I'll have to think about that. It's fun to make people laugh, and I bet I couldn't be irritated at someone if I could make them laugh.
Maybe that's a more valuable "business" strategy than any of the others I have been trying to study up on to be more successful at work.
I think I shall try that for awhile. Mr. Alda also said his formula for being happy about his work was that he wanted to act in good shows with good actors with an audience that got it, and that if he could make a living, that would be a very good life. The money wasn't the goal. I so like that, and I think that is part of what makes Alan Alda so charismatic. It isn't about the money, it's about life and people in a caring way.
Thank you, Mr. Alda, I so much would like to be more like you!
-Auriel
He said that after he nearly died, but found himself alive, he felt euphoric, saw colors and details much more vividly and wanted to keep that feeling going.
He said he thought about what meant something to him now. And it turns out not to be accomplishments so much as the meaningful, memorable interactions with people that can happen on any day.
When someone gives you gentle advice. When someone shows you how to do something, and cares for you. When you laugh.
He says that when people laugh, they are totally defenseless and they can let their guard down. I'll have to think about that. It's fun to make people laugh, and I bet I couldn't be irritated at someone if I could make them laugh.
Maybe that's a more valuable "business" strategy than any of the others I have been trying to study up on to be more successful at work.
I think I shall try that for awhile. Mr. Alda also said his formula for being happy about his work was that he wanted to act in good shows with good actors with an audience that got it, and that if he could make a living, that would be a very good life. The money wasn't the goal. I so like that, and I think that is part of what makes Alan Alda so charismatic. It isn't about the money, it's about life and people in a caring way.
Thank you, Mr. Alda, I so much would like to be more like you!
-Auriel
posted by Auriel Ragmon | 8:34 PM
1 Comments:
Auriel Ragmon -
You are greatly remiss in additions to your blogspot. We have not heard from you since SEPTEMBER! What goes?
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