The "It Factor" in Conversation

      What has happened to the spontaneity of a child we all once possessed? The innocence that made being able to see another house from your bedroom window was enough to befin a relationship. People today have a script of things to say in passing, a script of what not to say when around certain people and an expectation of what one will ( or will not) be based on superficiality. In many cases, the prospect of communicating with another can lead to stress. Have we really abandoned those "naive" premises for something BETTER?