master of magnetism. some people, they have charisma. they have a magnetic personality that draws people in. people want to talk to them, want to get to know them. what is this charisma? as defined by the good book, charisma is "an ability score representing a character's persuasiveness, personal magnetism, and ability to lead." according to the dictionary book, it's "a particular quality that attracts; a delightful characteristic."



charisma creates leaders, charisma creates good vibes, charisma creates power, charisma creates influence. our friend josh for instance, i always thought of him as a very charismatic guy. you put him a room and he starts to get to know people and people are attracted to him. maybe not to his thoughts or his particular worldviews per se, but just to him. it's a natural ability. you can't get charisma at the local five and dime. you either have it or you don't. sometimes you can fake it, and try to gain charisma through exterior things but it comes down to a natural ability to charm people. if people like you they trust you, they want to feed off your energy.



this isn't necessarily the same as being interesting. many people are interesting, interesting in the way they think, interesting in the way they dress, interesting by the things they've done. but not everyone can say that they have charisma. if you stare real hard you can see the waves of power that emanate off a truly charismatic person. it's a powerful and mysterious gift. why some people have charisma and some don't is something to be researched. as well as defining charisma in everyday qualities and the different types of charisma.



btw, xmen two was awesome. go watch it. i loved the movie. don't talk to james about it though because he's a hater. and you know what we do to haters. that's right. we shun them.