You find yourself wishing you had not accepted the task of being the company's party and event planner as part of your job duties. Tonight, you would rather be at home curled up in a comfy chair with a good book. The employees were encouraged to bring a guest or family member to the event, but you certainly didn't expect to see so much diversity. Despite this insight, you're still grumpy about having to be here. Then you hear a deep bass voice asking, "Why is there so much alcohol at this party?" Uh-oh, is this something you should have considered when you planned the event. Feeling responsible, you walk over to calm this guest and to apologize if he is feeling uncomfortable. You tap this man's shoulder and as he turns around you are startled by these hypnotic eyes that seem to see into your soul. The two of you become engaged in a lengthy eye gazing and soul-searching stare.

You blink and stumble on the words that try to come out of your mouth as an apology. He tells you not to worry about it since he was just verbalizing his honest observation out of concern for any recovering alcoholics, at the party, who might be triggered. You find yourself promising that the next event/party you arrange you will definitely remember his advice. He gives you a nod of approval and admits that frankly it was just his intuition because he tries to look out for people who might struggle with difficult issues. He admits to having a passionate concern about the plight of others and then he says to you, “Do you know what I mean?” You nod your head in agreement and explain that this is why you work for this nonprofit agency which focuses on various humanitarian issues. He asks if you are going to be busy after the party ends and you look at those hypnotic eyes again and stumble over your words.