I found myself at a party the night before last, with people i wouldn't normally associate with. not that i don't like or respect them, but we don't have a lot in common. i normally associate with artist/stoner types, but this party was that of a jock and his sports-minded friends. for background, i don't play sports. i work out, but that's a different kind of thing, not really a sport. so you could assume i don't have a lot in common with these kids. still though, i found myself there because some of my other friends know this particular kid. i thought that i would end up only talking to the people i already knew, but that wasn't the case. i assumed they wouldn't want to be friends with me as much as i didn't know what to talk about with them, but not so. they, like normal people, socialized and got to know me. this has taught me something. i like to think that i'm open and non-judgmental, but i assumed things about these people without even realizing. i can see now that they are humans too. not jocks, but just kids who like sports. now these kids greet me in the halls like a friend. maybe i can't get completely into their circle, but i don't want to. for a select two or three to want to hang out is more then enough for me. as usual, i would only resonate with those who are like me in some way. there are many of them that are not, and were they not jocks i still wouldn't hang out with them. perhaps the few even have some unique wisdom to offer me. a kind that i've never experienced because i couldn't let someone like them into my life before.