You know what hurts? A pain that overtakes you mind, body, and soul? Over-thinking things. Perhaps caring too much about those around you...
Take this morning for example. A man is already running late for work as he rides the freezing cold bus patiently. He pulls the wire for the bus to stop, realizing he pulled it a little too early. He still stands up, and makes his way towards the driver to stand near him, indicating that he meant the next stop, as he mumbles "whoops I meant the one after" to himself. He knows the driver and the driver knows him, because every morning it's the same. The same people. The same stops. But when the man's stop approaches, the bus driver keeps going, as if he doesn't even know the man. A stranger.
Why do people have to do that?
Every person on the bus explodes at the driver for being so cold. He refuses to stop until the next stop only because someone tugs on the wire signaling a requested stop. But now the late man will have to walk through the foot of snow on his way to work that is now even further away. It's -2 degrees outside...and it's miserable.
Where did common consideration for people around us go?
What if that man was already late 3 times this week? What if his boss fires him for his "carelessness"? What if his wife leaves him because he's just another jobless good for nothing? What if this really happened? What if it could all be avoided just because one person gave a damn?
I hate how we're so capable of hurting each other. How fragile we are. How prone we are to forgetting what makes us human. I'm tired of the tears and the misunderstandings and the bitter contempt. I'm tired of worldly things making us lose touch with communicating with each other, and making us lose sight of the things that matter most. I'm tired of living like an empty shell.
I'm sorry I care so much. Even when I probably shouldn't in your eyes. Sometimes I care so much, and end up only hurting myself. I'm sorry I cry for you at night. I'm sorry I'm in love with imperfections. Call me foolish. Call me clingy. Call me a hopeless romantic even. I don't care for labels.
Everyone deserves a bit of kindness. Everyone deserves a second chance. Everyone deserves a friend and someone to hug. Everyone deserves forgiveness. Whether it's up to us to forgive them or not depends on the circumstances, but who are we to judge one another?
Why don't we smile anymore? Why do we look away when our eyes meet with someone on our way somewhere? Why did men stop holding doors? Because chivalry has been slowly dying since women gained more independence? Why did women become so critical? Because men gave them reasons to fear them?
If you see a person fall down and drop their things, do you run to their aid? Perhaps you're late for class...but is that reason enough to ignore them? Are they just some stranger you really don't give a crap about? What if they're hurt? What if they're your best friend from middle school that fell through the cracks of time? What if they're someone that you'd fall in love with eventually?
We're all in this together. We're all occupying the same planet. Biologically we're all the same. Man...woman...human.
Why do you have to look at people differently? Why do we have to despise people that are of a different race, introverted, overweight, or homosexual?
...they're human too. Just like you.
Perhaps you hate them because...you see pieces of yourself in them?
Do you cherish the lives around you? Even if you don't know a person, how would you feel if you bumped into them, said "WATCH IT JERKASS!" and then they died the next day. Would you feel anything?
What if your best friend died...and you were having a fight? No goodbyes. No effort in trying to help. What if you were the reason? What if you were the one? What if you died too? What about your friends' feelings...? What about your family's...?
I know this is ridden with rhetorical questions. I know we probably DO think about these things from time to time. But please, I beg of you. Try to find happiness. When you have a deeper appreciation for the people you come in contact with, you find a deeper sense of self worth.
Give a little now. Not because it's the season to. No. There's never a time for that. It's something that we should be doing every day. All day. Giving our bests. Smiling a little, even through the pain and sorrows that come in everyday life. Make amends while you can. Show love through little acts of kindness. Help the stranger out. Throw that loose change into those charity buckets. If a person is on the ground, help them up. If you see a crying child, smile at them. Hold your mom's hand and tell her you love her. Take the path less walked upon. Show you're capable of being different. Show your love. Do it. Now. It's the only way to say that you're still human.
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