In the previous month, other than starting my new role as “researcher”,
I also reunited my  secondary school friends.
The word “Socialize” came back to me again this time.

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I created the “Group Line” to start the conversation.
Oh! how quiet It was!
I was nervous as I expected the fun and loud group chat.
However, I decided to stop worrying and let it be by then.
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Lowering my expectation was definitely work so well.
I accept that we cannot control how people would interact to each other,
and the best I can do is just let the conversation flow simultaneously.

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This situation reminded me of my English class.
I was the leader of the group of novel’s writing,
that we needed to create a story line and present in front of the class.

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At the first day of gathering in group, the teacher asked me to stay back after the class.
What would it be? I wondered..
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The teacher started with how good of my corporation in class.
However……
he said that I expressed my idea too much in the group,
while others feel inferior and had nothing to say.

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He suggested me to “talk less and listen more”
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Yes, I followed his advice in the next day.
Amazingly, I saw the group was driving from no particular one, but everyone.
I felt their openness as well as creativities.
It was fresh and simultaneous that I didn’t have to control anything!

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Flashing back to the present.
The situation is not different from my English class.
I, again, told myself to “talk less and listen more!”

Yes, the same thing happened …
The chat group was so loud and fun when the time comes.

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Thank you Denny, my teacher, for teaching me that… 

-The 2th-