A short pause

One thing people won't accuse me of is talking too fast. I think "too long" and talk "too slow". I get interrupted all the time, and I always feel that there's not enough time to finish my thoughts and sentences. No one has ever told me that I think too long or talk too slow, but I can see it in their eyes and body language. They've got one foot in the future. One thing people sometimes say, though, is that I'm good at telling stories. I've never understood why. I mean, I just tell it like it happened. Where's the magic in that? Then again, maybe it's the slow pace that makes it special. A pause, a moment for the listener to envision what's being told. Not a great strategy if you're an auctioneer or telemarketer, but in storytelling the nothing can be the everything. Maybe our hasty society sometimes needs a short pause. A moment of silence cutting through all the noise.