"I love to hear you whispering softly that you love me too."

Where to begin........
Ah yes, we'll begin with a cliche opening and turn to the dictionary.

flake n : a markedly eccentric person : ODDBALL

This is not exactly the definition I wanted...but now that I see it maybe it's a good thing as it's changed my mind on my subject.
Not that I would've said any names.
I'm amazed at people sometimes. Amazed. Occasionally I have to just stand in awe and applaud the moronic impudence of our race. The close-mindedness; the self-centered, self-loathing, self-deprecating mess of the human entity. The collective, inimitable mass that is humanity.
And yet...
There's that glimmer. There are those people that just radiate. I'm not talking about dirty, smelly people. The kind of radiate you want to be around. Those people that draw others to them, and leave the lucky few who get to know them feeling brighter and happier than before.
Why can't we all be like these people?
I, myself, am guilty of being part of that disgusting pile of poor personality putrescence mentioned above. Alliteration aside though, what can I do; what can WE do to become one of those people?
I see a few of them at church and a couple at work. Sometimes they're my servers at restaurants, and I've noticed them on rare occasion just walking down the street. They all have that smile. That smile that says, "I know I'm beautiful, but I use my beauty to make the world a better place." (Usually accompanied by stunning white teeth that probably cost thousands of dollars in orthodontics as pups.) They always have that effortless charm. They don't need to be center of attention when they're in a room, but by choice of their company are usually put in that position. Once all eyes are on them the rest of the room melts away. They always have the best stories and tell the funniest jokes. You know exactly who I'm talking about. It could be a class mate, a co-worker, a relative, or even your significant other (if this is the case hang on to them).
What makes these people this way?
Is it just an innate sense of confidence, perhaps passed down through the gene pool from great uncle Thomas who was once a Broadway performer?
Have they gone through some special boot camp or training program for how to be successful at existing no doubt run by some terrifying Fraulein who by the end of the day has traces of a 5 o'clock shadow?
Maybe it was a dare issued back in Junior High that went something like, "Kristina, I dare you to be sensational for the rest of your life."
What is it that makes these people desirable above all people!?
And if it's contagious how long do I have to spend time alone with them before I catch it?
Maybe if I work hard enough I can become one of those people. Then again, maybe it doesn't take work, maybe it just happens. Yet again, maybe it's only a chosen few people that have this gift, and I will be forever sans said gift because I was foreordained to be surly.
Whatever it is...I think if we had more of those people in this world things would run a lot more smoothly...also if there was even just one more David Hasselhoff...