Mix and matching chemistry.

Just to say before you read the rest of this, I wrote this entry with a lot of certain people in mind, but I know it would be completely inappropriate to mention, or not mention, certain names.

Recently, I was thinking a lot about people I know, and I think it all comes down to this strange thought I had: if everyone in my entire life (that I know) was playing a game, any kind of game, and I had to pick my team, who would I choose and why?

I could pick my closest friends and make my choice off of how familiar I am with them. Even if I might be taking a big risk knowing they are lousy workers or pushovers, I might be more comfortable knowing where they came from or what they've been through. On the flip side, I might be putting our relationship in jeopardy because of expectations we might have of each other.

Would I want to pick someone who I think has a lot of potential but isn't quite there yet? If I were to invest in that kind of a person, I would probably expect to be ready to defend them if they made a naivete mistake. He or she might be a good, possible candidate for a future leader of our group.

I could pick an agressive person who I know would be first pick for my line of defensive players. They might say things boldly and knows how to make a person uncomfortable when it's needed, but would will go out of the way has a big heart for anyone who deserves it.

There are people with intelligence and wisdom that could out-wit opposing teams but might not be the most social. They might be the type I'd have to "bridge" with to get others to get along with them but would be worthwhile because everyone would grow to love them in the end.

There are people who I think are complete jerks to everyone they're not friends with and maybe were even jerks to me before we got to know each other. I don't like that quality, but it might be nice to have someone on my team who will kick butt if we need it. I'd pick someone who seems to, under all of that aggressiveness, have his or her head on straight when it came to the most important morals of right and wrong.

I could pick someone with a lot of integrity and common sense but is emotional. He or she might be a person I could turn to for strong support but have to be ready to lend a shoulder to cry on when he or she has a problem.

I was thinking if I had the choice of picking someone who I know is ambitious but greedy and materialistic, would I want them on my team? They might not pay much attention to the environment or poverty but would know how to map out a mean, business plan and keep our pace knowing the deadlines. They might know the economy and money inside out but not know how to deal with communicating fears or admitting faults.

And the opposite - if there was a person who could keep our team on the right track by not letting our pride overthrow our ultimate goal but he or she maybe was more person-oriented rather than decision-oriented, would that slow us down? Would that help us get more, emotionally, out of the journey?

Who would be the mother-like person I would choose to watch over us as a background character? Someone who wouldn't mind caring for us and taking care of the small business because he or she knows that we're ready to go out on a limb for him or her anytime.

There are always the people who have little common sense and aren't extremely useful but always keep the group's mood light with their humor. They might not know what's going on most of the time but knows how to keep the team spirit at a high. It would be nice to have someone ready to crack a joke at the appropriate time or do something crazy that would become a funny story to tell later on.

I decided, after thinking about this/writing about this for awhile, that maybe it's about time I stop judging people by their surface nice/mean, smart/dumb, or materialistic/environmentalist qualities and remember that they are just a different type of person. I'm not here on earth so I can butt heads with others, so I might as well try not to.