Have you ever felt like you just didn't exist? Like, no matter what you did, or said, or acted, people really just didn't notice you? I think it is amazing at how as a society we can miss the obvious signs of someone who is clearly reaching out for help, and over look them, often saying they are just trying to get attention. Well, that is right, they are and there is usually a reason they are trying to get attention. Sometimes just a simple conversation with a person can make their day, their week, or even their year. But, we will never understand that unless we have been in those shoes. The shoes of the forgotten souls. I have often noticed that you often get recognized by friends and family when you don't do anything at all, when you just kind of vanish from existence. It usually takes a little while before they notice, but they notice eventually. Why is it people have to fall off the face of the earth for someone to realize they are hurt, or depressed, or scared, or nervous. I think we are so self centered now days and only think about how something will affect us, that we don't pay attention to others, or care about how others feel. We have totally become a selfish me, me, me society. We feel entitled, but don't ever want to take responsibility. It is amazing how we can continue to function as a society with that mentality, how are we ever going to move forward?
The worst part about all of this, is technology has almost helped halt our advancement as much as it has furthered our advancement as a society. When was the last time any of us really just randomly had a genuine conversation with someone offline? It doesn't happen as much as it used too. You are not in the who, or the where, or the how unless you have heard it through one of our many social media grapevines. I don't remember the last time I actually sat down with someone and really enjoyed just talking and being with that person. Even when I go out, conversations are at a minimum, last just a few seconds, then we go on about are ways. It is absolutely crazy how more people don't end up feeling lost in this society, how they don't end up feeling like they don't belong, or don't exist anymore.
Helping others has become a lost cause, people don't know how to receive help any more, or don't appreciate it like they used to. I want to get back to feeling alive, doing things for others and feeling good about it, making another persons day and knowing that their day being better, makes my day better. I want to live in a world of happiness, and not emptiness or selfishness. Let's get the world back to a better place, one friendly gesture at a time. We all believe it is good, but none of us do it. When was the last time you did something for someone else, just because? When was the last stranger you helped change a tire for? When was the last time you helped someone carrying something that was too big? When was the last genuine conversation you had with someone, just because you knew they needed a friend? Let's start coming together, and stop pushing away!