Depth, In Part
It's too easy slapping a stereotype on a body. I've done it many times and had the expectation shatter enough to know my own misjudgment. It's only natural to sort through previous experience and try to build a picture of someone by adding bits from others they are similar too. I would say it's not alright to judge based on a stereotype, were it already not alright to judge without one.
For me, recently the stereotype has been all about whether a given person is shallow, or holds depth of character and desire, which of course mostly resulted in conviction myself of petty thought. The first hypothesis was overtly expressive people being shallow whilst the silent carry depth, and while that does fit, it ends up being only half the time. I have to consider the hypothesis was born out of selfish desire for the introverted to carry some sort of inherent superiority, which of course is a sub-conscious desire well dead by now.
Initial impressions of silence could fit two types, either depth of one biding their time and choosing words, or shallow via thinking nothing of anything much. On the flip side... it's been easy to stereotype louder people as shallow for their seeming disregard for proper phrasing and absorption with extremely temporary things.
This is such a forced act it's more of a recording of observation rather than recapped conclusions.
Emotional stability, maturity, wisdom. These are the defining factors of depth, as I've seen to few reserved people show maturity of action, and to many expressive people show stability of emotion far beyond myself. It's very possible to wear the "heart on the sleeve" and retain greater stability of emotion with a strong worldview. These people are not expressive for the sake of attention, or to be like an ideal of something cool, but in enabling others to see and enjoy all that life really is. Intentionality marks actions and words. Conversely, those with wisdom and depth in their reservation do not withhold out of desire to be seen as tough or smarter, but from knowledge of the strength in words, and the mammoth undercurrent of emotion. From the wish to help others become deeply better people, to heal and build and demonstrate with action.
Proverbs 20:5
The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Romans 5:3-5
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
For me, recently the stereotype has been all about whether a given person is shallow, or holds depth of character and desire, which of course mostly resulted in conviction myself of petty thought. The first hypothesis was overtly expressive people being shallow whilst the silent carry depth, and while that does fit, it ends up being only half the time. I have to consider the hypothesis was born out of selfish desire for the introverted to carry some sort of inherent superiority, which of course is a sub-conscious desire well dead by now.
Initial impressions of silence could fit two types, either depth of one biding their time and choosing words, or shallow via thinking nothing of anything much. On the flip side... it's been easy to stereotype louder people as shallow for their seeming disregard for proper phrasing and absorption with extremely temporary things.
This is such a forced act it's more of a recording of observation rather than recapped conclusions.
Emotional stability, maturity, wisdom. These are the defining factors of depth, as I've seen to few reserved people show maturity of action, and to many expressive people show stability of emotion far beyond myself. It's very possible to wear the "heart on the sleeve" and retain greater stability of emotion with a strong worldview. These people are not expressive for the sake of attention, or to be like an ideal of something cool, but in enabling others to see and enjoy all that life really is. Intentionality marks actions and words. Conversely, those with wisdom and depth in their reservation do not withhold out of desire to be seen as tough or smarter, but from knowledge of the strength in words, and the mammoth undercurrent of emotion. From the wish to help others become deeply better people, to heal and build and demonstrate with action.
Proverbs 20:5
The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Romans 5:3-5
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
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