Everyone is passionate about something. Whether it be a sport, TV show, book series, etc. and sometimes when something exciting happens with that certain something, it tends to be your topic of conversation. And of course, this happens and there is always someone to say “OMG, you’re obsessed.”
These two words make you feel like a crazy person. These two words literally make you feel so shot down inside. At first, you may sit there and be silent about the topic or you may agree with them and laugh about it but deep down, it still stings. But the truth is, you aren’t “obsessed,” you are happy. There is a difference.
We live in a world where there are crimes happening right and left of us. We live in a world where everyone is so segregated from one another. We live in a world that is hateful. It is hard to find something that truly makes you happy and when you find it, you don’t want to let it go.
Whatever this piece of happiness is, you want to share all you can with the ones who mean a lot to you. And just seeing how happy this makes you, should make them happy as well.
For me, my happiness comes from "Gilmore Girls." If I had a dollar for every time someone told me “You are literally obsessed,” I’d be able to give you all a small loan of a million dollars. And every single time someone says this to me, I want to shut down and not tell them anything else about the topic. I’ve noticed it a lot more recently because the revival just came out.
Years ago, I wouldn’t have talked about the topic to anyone who didn’t feel the same about the show because I knew people would think I’m crazy obsessed and would make me feel like I'm annoying them. Now, I don’t care if you watch it or not, it makes me happy and if you genuinely care about me, you will let me talk rapidly about how it makes me feel or rant about the latest episode.
When you care about someone, that is what you do.
One of my favorite things in the world is watching someone talk about something that they are so passionate about. The smile that they have is so beautiful.
I have an uncle who loves history. Whenever I see him, he is guaranteed to tell me a story from a time period long ago. And when he talks to me, I don’t roll my eyes or make him feel small and tell him he’s obsessed. I listen. I may not love history, but I love him. It’s what you do when you care for someone. You listen.
So when someone comes to and talks about a topic, even if you don’t necessarily like the topic, take the time to listen instead of saying “OMG, you’re obsessed!” or making a face that makes them slowly but surely stop talking. You may think they don’t notice your judgmental stare but trust me, they do.
Let them be happy.
