People are strange. They're scary. They're unpredictable. Quite often they're dangerous. People make me think of music. You might think you know where a song is headed but then without warning it can veer off into a powerful crescendo that leaves you shaking and wondering how on earth you were suddenly taken somewhere completely different. People are amazing. They can do just about anything. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they're bad. Personally I've worked hard all my life to see the good, but at the end of the day you can't just ignore the fact that not everyone has the good intentions you wish they did.
In my experience people rarely set out with the goal of hurting me. To be fair though, I think that has a lot to do with the fact that I make it very clear I am not easily hurt. You won't get under my skin. Don't waste your time. Maybe that's why I find people strange? In my line of work, in my life, I spend most of my time looking from the outside in. "Information scout" they called me when I was younger. That was before my job description expanded, but for the sake of simplicity if anyone asks I just revert back to that. They don't need to know the intricacies of my job. Sometimes I wonder if *I* know them either. My point, however, is that regardless of what you call me the reality is that I spend a lot of time watching. Observing. Learning.
I've met brilliant people. I've met stupid people. I've met creatures that aren't really people at all but that would fool you so easily that you'd never think to give them a second glance. Ultimately though, they all have something in common. Something very important. Something that is the entire reason my job even exists. It's their unpredictability.
If people did what we thought they were supposed to do, I could go back to my hometown and forget any of this existed. If people just listened to what the rest of the world was telling them, then we wouldn't have the problems we have. That's my job - in a nutshell anyway.
I fix those problems.