DEDICATED TO ALL INTROVERTS (MELANCHOLIC AND PHLEGMATIC)



_Let's go!_
_No, i think I'm okay this way_
_Aren't you bored?_
_No, I'm not...I'm an introvert_


Our lifestyle seems boring to so many people. We love being alone and reminiscing, focusing on our own feelings, minds and affairs. Deep thoughts keep creeping its way in and then we have lots of secrets just because we have few friends around.
Sitting, eating, talking, playing, reading, singing alone has been our hobby ever since, even though it is never other people's kind of life. We are reserved and would rather spend our time on a single activity rather than multi-taking. We prefer being ourselves to social situations. You would never see us come out to the dancing floor in a party and dance like others would do. We go deep thinking.

Yes, we are shy, but not always. We seem coded and some people think we are complicated, not until they have close contact with us. When other friends keep playing around and catching fun, you won't find us there, and even if some of us get to play along with them, we pull out when it's getting too long. Everyone is gone out to see one friend or the other, but we are still in the room, thinking of things that does not have a topic or doing what we like doing when alone. We have just a few close ones around that we tend to play so much as we can with, and even feel free with them till they tell us we are stubborn.

Parents a times misunderstand us and flare up. But instead of explaining better, we have tears mixed up with our words and they flow uncontrollably, all because we want to defend ourselves. How painful!
We are emotional and feel very bad when we get hurt. Only a few of us learnt how to control our feelings. So many things other people call fun seem boring to us. Even when we have a gorgeous look on us, we don't usually feel we are. We just stay stationed and watch other people move freely. Some of us feel _'I am beautiful'_ while some of us feel _'I am ugly'_.
We easily swing moods. We can decide to talk and play and be lively now, and in the next few minutes or hours, we are back to the cool headed style. Not everyone of us is gentle; the truth is _'most of us are gentle while some of us are quiet'_. So many of us don't feel loved, and in that case, we go into reckless relationships, do cruel thngs and even hate ourselves.

Introverts are humans and extroverts should as such love them no matter the level of their 'introversy'. Many of us are that way because we are not exposed to so many things, some because of challenges or depression and others are just that way, it is their lifestyle.

TO MY FELLOW INTROVERTS (MEL/PHLEG TEMPERAMENT): Your life would be a complete mess to all and yourself if you do not have Jesus. I have Jesus and I have a lot of specialities in me, so how on earth would i hate myself? If you engage yourself in so many things, you won't feel it even when you are alone. You can be a blessing to all even while being a reserved type.

While writing this, I've been alone for over two hours, and I am safe even with writing. You being alone does not permit you to do bad things to yourself, it does not permit you to have sex in your heart, think lustfully and all sorts... You want love? Jesus truly loves you and when you love him, you won't feel rejected, being shy would get out of your dictionary.

Remember! You are special, so therefore, there are treasures in you no one has!

I love and I celebrate you!!

ADEYEMO, Toluwanise Precious
Editor-In-Chief
English and Education 300L, OAU
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AKANGBE, Oluwadamilare Aderiye
Author/Writer
Geography 400L, OAU.
riyeade@gmail.com