Ene
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My friend, Elle [not her real name] is a writer, but she's not quite like me. She's the best person in the world to talk plot with because she can brainstorm more possible scenarios than I can shake a stick at. She's always coming up with a "possibility" and in fact, she loves possibilities more than realities. Once the possibility is a reality then the thrill is gone. The other day I was trying to understand Ne and that's when I realized that Elle's predominant function is Ne. She is like Ne with legs and a heart, because she's also got a healthy dose of compassion and when other people are going through something, she thinks how she would feel in their place and she reaches out. Elle is quirky and hilarious and so much fun to be with. She's imaginative and her mind is always going to the future, but not in the same way that mine does. She's always coming up with new things to explore and she is filled with wonderment and excitement
Elle takes kung fu lessons from me. Having her in class is a blast. I never know what she's going to come off with and it's usually funny and quirky. The other day one of my co-instructors was making noises each time he would strike the punching bag. Elle got tickled and started laughing. The noise he made sounded like "Su...su..." Elle said, "Who's Sue?" She snickered all through class, each time he would strike and say, "Su...." she would just crack up. She came up to me after class and said, "I'm sorry I couldn't stop laughing, but I have a wonderful idea. What if you made a comic book?"
"Okay," I said.
"Yeah, yeah, and you could make it about this redneck who takes kung fu lessons and he shows up for class in his pajamas and house slippers and when the instructor says, 'su' he starts looking around and hollers out, 'who's Sue?'" So, we spent several minutes talking about the possibility of something like Ernest Takes Kung Fu, or Billy Bob Meets the Shaolin Master. You get the idea, I'm sure. The best thing about Elle is that she loves to imagine and their is no limit on her ideas. She is open-minded but is firmly grounded in her own values, and the next best thing is that she is a kind person.
Anyway, I'm not an Ne dominant person and so my little anecdote may be not be the greatest example, so I'd like to hear yours. I think Ne is responsible for so many great discoveries and ideas, I admire what it can accomplish. So, do you have an Ne anecdote? Are you Ne dominant? What is your ode to the process?
Elle takes kung fu lessons from me. Having her in class is a blast. I never know what she's going to come off with and it's usually funny and quirky. The other day one of my co-instructors was making noises each time he would strike the punching bag. Elle got tickled and started laughing. The noise he made sounded like "Su...su..." Elle said, "Who's Sue?" She snickered all through class, each time he would strike and say, "Su...." she would just crack up. She came up to me after class and said, "I'm sorry I couldn't stop laughing, but I have a wonderful idea. What if you made a comic book?"
"Okay," I said.
"Yeah, yeah, and you could make it about this redneck who takes kung fu lessons and he shows up for class in his pajamas and house slippers and when the instructor says, 'su' he starts looking around and hollers out, 'who's Sue?'" So, we spent several minutes talking about the possibility of something like Ernest Takes Kung Fu, or Billy Bob Meets the Shaolin Master. You get the idea, I'm sure. The best thing about Elle is that she loves to imagine and their is no limit on her ideas. She is open-minded but is firmly grounded in her own values, and the next best thing is that she is a kind person.
Anyway, I'm not an Ne dominant person and so my little anecdote may be not be the greatest example, so I'd like to hear yours. I think Ne is responsible for so many great discoveries and ideas, I admire what it can accomplish. So, do you have an Ne anecdote? Are you Ne dominant? What is your ode to the process?