Eli was a shy boy commonly misinterpreted by his childhood friends, "Hey Kid! Come play with us. Don't just watch us from the window."
Not moving an inch, Eli replied with a gesture and a smile. Only in his mind, he said, "I'm okay with where I'm staying. I'm happy just to observe you play."
As his years pass by, in a time where poetry is greatly regarded, older people would look for that smart kid who is the top of his class, "Where is Eli. I want to hear him recite a poem?", Not knowing that the same boy, so shy, already hid in the closet from the sound of footsteps tapping the wooden stairs of their humble home.
Many people would truly misunderstand an Introvert. Some will regard it as a curse thinking that it's not the behavior of a sane person. The author himself, an introvert, has been misinterpreted for several occasions and was asked, "Why are you not socializing with us?" Or "Are you angry? Why are you not speaking?"
"Nothing" I replied with a smile and a soft voice that meant I'm not angry with anyone. Also, these were the words left unspoken, "I enjoy meeting people not by meeting them through handshakes, but by seeing them talk with each other with enthusiasm and knowing them through the things they said about themselves (and of other people), their habits and gestures."
The funny part of being an introvert could be the experience of childhood infatuations. Imagine trying to court a girl not by spoken words but by sending signals through the most minute gestures and the eyes as the main source of communicating an emotion. This even, can be construed as stalking.
I think we went too far for just an intro. How is this connected with the detective mind?
Let's proceed with another experience. During an Operations Audit of a Department specializing in Knowing the Customer. The manager, let's call in the name of "Miss R" said these exact words, "Why are our auditors usually silent. They speak only when discussing their findings."
That moment aside from my own deductions confirmed my personal theory that Introverts are good observers. A theory that even my favorite movie would agree. If our dear readers knew the person living in 22 Baker St., London (Sherlock Holmes played by Robert Downey Jr), then you would remember the scene when Dr. Watson was about to introduce his future wife, Mary. With a highly extensive detective skill and a very keen observation, Sherlock defined and introduced Mary to herself by articulating all his conclusions in his mind after deducing everything to know about her the first time they met each other. And of course, it did not go well for Sherlock when Mary intentionally spilled her drink as she finds the former's behavior to be rude and disrespectful. But in fairness to Sherlock, I would say he articulated it well.
To conclude, observation is a detective's important skill and communications is as essential as well.
The end.
Great observation! The missing letter in the image is the first letter of success.
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