I was once told that the question , "what are you thinking? " is a fruitless one, because the moment one is confronted with such an abstract question - the answer which should be on the tip of your tongue, on the brink of your mind (quite literally), is more or less the hardest question to answer truthfully. It's not that we are hiding our thoughts from our company, (unless of course you're a 16 year old boy in which case it is in everyones best interest to keep your raunchy fantasies to yourself), but that our train of thought so frequently changes track that it's hard to keep up. And then when the question is popped, you are left half way between the original conversation you were having with yourself and the conversation which has just been started - its a bloody mess! Then you think - hmm, what was I thinking? I don't know. No- that's a lie, I do know. But she won't get it - it's too long to explain.
Or you might think - Why is she asking me? who cares ? Now I have to come up with something interesting/witty/funny or she will think I'm a characterless cow.
Here's the thing though - the best way to learn someone off by heart is by knowing what floats through their mind when they're alone, in silence - when they're their most honest, unmasked self ... right ??
So - No, it's not a fruitless question - and it's not a trick question either - I really do want to know ...
What are you thinking ?
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