Continuous wonder has nothing to do with it, as far as I'm concerned. I am continually charmed and amazed by how beautiful the world is: it's just a matter of keeping an open mind. My mother taught me to look for what's beautiful in life, and my father taught me to respect all knowledge. Being open to experiences is not the problem.
What I don't get is the "instant connection" thing. I don't get it, fundamentally. I have never reliably known anyone the first time we met: I have to take the time to get to know them. First impressions are important, taking the time to talk and do things together is equally if not more important. I'm almost 100% sure I've never met any of my current fremily in a past life. Maybe 99% sure (I'm known for having a poor memory, after all. ;) ).
No one I know has "instantly known" me either. In fact, I'm pretty sure that most people don't get me as well as they think they do. Don't get me wrong: I'm not all "No one understands me! Woe!" I just think that people make a whole lot of assumptions about who I am. Doubtless I make similar assumptions, and this has caught me off-guard any number of times when reality didn't jive with my pre(mis?)conceptions.
This is probably coming off a lot more negatively than I intend. I blame lack of adequate sleep. ;) It's not that I think it's a bad thing, it's just that I don't understand it at all: it's outside my realm of experience.
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What I don't get is the "instant connection" thing. I don't get it, fundamentally. I have never reliably known anyone the first time we met: I have to take the time to get to know them. First impressions are important, taking the time to talk and do things together is equally if not more important. I'm almost 100% sure I've never met any of my current fremily in a past life. Maybe 99% sure (I'm known for having a poor memory, after all. ;) ).
No one I know has "instantly known" me either. In fact, I'm pretty sure that most people don't get me as well as they think they do. Don't get me wrong: I'm not all "No one understands me! Woe!" I just think that people make a whole lot of assumptions about who I am. Doubtless I make similar assumptions, and this has caught me off-guard any number of times when reality didn't jive with my pre(mis?)conceptions.
This is probably coming off a lot more negatively than I intend. I blame lack of adequate sleep. ;) It's not that I think it's a bad thing, it's just that I don't understand it at all: it's outside my realm of experience.