Discussion Question #2: Vague Sentences

A vague sentence is a phrase that is too general for one specific topic. Various people usually interpret these phrases differently because it does not give everybody a specific topic to respond to. My cousin and I always ask each other vague questions whenever we get a chance to talk. Take for example the other day, he asked me in the car, “what do you want?” This question is fairly broad to answer in a few sentences. I did not know whether he wanted an answer concerning family, wealth, success, careers, happiness, or relationships. Moreover, he might have been referring to what I wanted to eat or do on that day. I was not quite sure. Thus, my cousin’s question was too vague to answer because I did not know what he specifically wanted. Yet, knowing him from previous conversations, I assumed he was asking what I wanted out of life. I took the challenge of deciding what was most important to me in my life by weighing out my values. I responded to his question by saying, “I want a healthy, loving, and supporting husband and four kids. I don’t care what I do, as long as I can help others out in some way, shape, or form.”