Please help me with my research!
Here is the question I have to research: Why do some people walk into a room/a shop/a meeting etc and command instant attention. Why do some people have a "force" that causes others to react positively and sometimes subserviently, and why are others bumped to the end of the queue/ignored/left out?
What , in fact,constitutes the aura surrounding a popular person (the modern word nowadays is "charisma".)? Is this a magical force? Is it a result of a strong personality (bearing in mind that some people with strong,forceful personalities can be irritating and over-bearing), or is the answer closer to the actual power a person has in life i.e. their exclusive magnetism caused by public exposure. This is the "Ronald Reagan
effect." Reagan was a movie star, he talked "smooth"; he had massive presence at every public appearance; he could have convinced the devil to burn himself up; his voice was persuasive yet relaxing; he had the nerve to call the queen by her first name--and get away with it; he asked Gorbachev to break down his wall with chilling effect---he made Kennedy seem like an amateur.
What about the ordinary man? There are people, young and old, male and female, in positions of responsibility, or simply janitors,soda fountain jockeys or clerks, who make an impact on peoples lives simply because they care about others. Is that the answer? Does the aura come from caring?
Here are the dictionary definitions:
Aura: (abstract noun): A distinctive but intangible quality that seems to surround a person.
Charisma: (abstract noun): A rare personal quality attributed to leaders who arouse fervent popular devotion and enthusiasm. A personal magnetism or charm.
I hope that the word "leaders" is confined to all leaders be they a high school prefect or an order overseer in a Macdonalds.
You can see my quandary: I need an all-encompassing definition that goes further than "an intangible" quality or even a "rare personal quality". I need to get closer to the personality of people who command attention. Are they special and why? Confusion runs around my mind for none of us, in God's eyes, should be special anyway.
You'll say I'm mixed up. Unmix me!