And the old man tells him everything he knows. There is a certain delicate elegance to the Navajo ways. You have respected me. Now I will help you. You and I have something to learn from the Navajos culture.
Small talk is a form of respect and a deposit of trust.
Deep relationships cannot be rushed, but surface unexpectedly as the result of thousands of small trust deposits. Intimacy cannot be forced. Let's set aside some space for this.