Today's date, when typed in numerical format, is all about acknowledgement: 10-4.
Having grown up in the 1970's, the great age of the CB radio (that stands for Citizen's Band, for you youngin's), my mind immediately starts replaying C.W McCall's "Convoy" (Convoy). My Dad's handle was Marryin' Sam, taken from Lil Abner's Sadie Hawkins preacher. <--that's just a random aside, memories of days gone by.
Anyway, back to Ten-Four/copy that/Roger. Those words are acknowledgement of words spoken or actions taken. How many of us go about our days really, really wanting someone to acknowledge us, our person, our existence, the fact that we exist and breathe air? I think most of us desire that in a great way, others maybe don't much care. All I know is that I like acknowledgement. I like knowing someone's paying attention to me. I like that.
How does one acknowledge another? Perhaps you could try looking them in the eye. I know this is a very brave thing to do, because in so doing, you chance them looking back into your eyes. And given that eyes are supposedly the window of your soul, you risk being seen, truly seen, pulled from your own place of hiding. You might be drawn in or drawn out. You may meet with eyes that are almost dead, and you may be who causes light and life to enter them again.
Another way to acknowledge is through touch. Have you tried touching someone on the arm, on the shoulder, patted them on the back. These various touches acknowledge an understanding or an empathy for another one's current plight in life. It can mean, "I love you", or "I hurt for or with you", "Hey, job well done!" An appropriate hug goes quite a ways also.
So, today, "ten-four good buddy" someone. Be genuine. Change their life, and change yours.
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