When You Go To A Football Game

I Had Always Imagined Rosa Parks As A Stately Woman With A Bold Temperament, Someone Who Could Easily Stand Up To A Busload Of Glowering Passengers. But When She Died In 2005 At The Age Of Ninety-two, The Flood Of Obituaries Recalled Her As Soft-spoken, Sweet, And Small In Stature. They Said She Was "timid And Shy" But Had "the Courage Of A Lion." They Were Full Of Phrases Like "radical Humility" And "quiet Fortitude.

...i Also Believe That Introversion Is My Greatest Strength. I Have Such A Strong Inner Life That I’m Never Bored And Only Occasionally Lonely. No Matter What Mayhem Is Happening Around Me, I Know I Can Always Turn Inward.

Whoever You Are, Bear In Mind That Appearance Is Not Reality. Some People Act Like Extroverts, But The Effort Costs Them Energy, Authenticity, And Even Physical Health. Others Seem Aloof Or Self-contained, But Their Inner Landscapes Are Rich And Full Of Drama. So The Next Time You See A Person With A Composed Face And A Soft Voice, Remember That Inside Her Mind She Might Be Solving An Equation, Composing A Sonnet, Designing A Hat. She Might, That Is, Be Deploying The Powers Of Quiet.

The Bias Against Introversion Leads To A Colossal Waste Of Talent, Energy, And Happiness.

Being Relatively Unmoved By Rewards Gives You The Incalculable Power To Go Your Own Way.