What Do You Do? -- A Revelation

So what do you do?

I’m a teacher. 

Right, but what do you do?

I teach.

Ok well, let’s put it this way, what do you do for yourself?

I’m not sure what you mean. What do I do for myself?

Yes.

I go to the health club.

And what do you do there? What do you get out of that?

Well I go on the treadmill, then I lift some weights and I go into the sauna sometimes. 

I guess maybe the question I want answered is who are you?

I don’t know what that means? Who am I— I don’t get it. 

Ok, what do you believe is important in life. How do you nurture yourself?

Well like I said I go to the health club.

Ok, have a good day. 

Now that? I understand. Ok I will, you too. 

Tricia Schwaba, from the archives