Maybe it's a gift old people have..
They're good at talking about themselves, talking about their memories, talking about others, talking about ducks, the moon, any subject everrr
They're good at talking to strangers... like cashiers, people at the YMCA, Costco..
Not all old people, but old people in general are better at talking than young people, especially to strangers. Probably because they're not selfishly counting their precious time and trying to get from destination A to destination B while multi-tasking (and therefore cannot make eye contact with anyone on the way)
They're also much better at talking about God to others, like naturally, and intentionally, but naturally
It's like my mom. She could be talking about how to get into Harvard, and then 5 minutes later, she's talking about God. I was like.. O_O... did you really just transition from : "America is really fair; it accepts people from all different school systems/backgrounds" to "The bible also does not discriminate" !
Same thing this morning. We left our Muslim roommate in a coffee shop next to Church while we went to Church. This old couple who went to the first service of the Church was in the coffee shop and spotted our roommate and started talking to her.
I noticed that sometimes younger people are more afraid to take hold of opportunities because they're afraid of coming off as one of "those Christians". Like the ones on TV with posters saying you're going to hell. Basically they're afraid of not seeming cool.
Funny thing is that one of my coworkers saw bible verses on my desk and was like: What's this?
I said: bible verses. (I didn't elaborate or take hold of the opportunity!!! I didn't even look at her while she was looking at my bible verses. I didn't ask her what she thought of them. I didn't do or say anything! because I thought that the presence of the verses themselves was enough of a witness, but I could have taken better hold of the opportunity)
She was then like: oh wow. I thought you were cool.
I was like huh?
She's like: I thought you were too cool for bible verses
Now thinking about it. I probably am. My mom always says I super suck at talking about God. I admit that I lose a lot of opportunities.
I will never forget my first house church experience in Shanghai. They introduced me to another ABC girl who was there as a tent-maker teaching English at the school. The girl asked what my name was.
Then, suddenly, she reached out, put her hand on my shoulder and was like: "Are you a believer?" It was such an amazing experience. She just got straight to the point and there was so much love and care in her words. Like she cared about my salvation. It was so amazing
