A cold morning at Bald Eagle reservoir framed a meeting with a triathlete at the Ironman 70.3 event. Both were preparing for the race, which involved a swim, bike ride, and run. The newcomer revealed it was his first time at this distance, and conversation turned to race preparation. As one prepared his wetsuit, a momentary focus shift displayed disregard, but he quickly recognized the need for attentive engagement. The interaction underscored the importance of body language in communication, emphasizing perception and attentiveness in social situations.
As I started talking, I decided it was the right time to stick my right leg into my wetsuit and begin shrugging it on in preparation for the swim start.
Despite the fact that I was actually listening to him, my body language displayed a complete disregard for what he was saying.
Unfortunately, perception is everything, so my intentions meant nothing if my body language displayed the opposite.
Immediately embarrassed at my impolite behavior, I promptly stood up, one leg in the wetsuit and the other leg out, and looked him in the eye.
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