Thoughts & Emotions

People Today

I know I'm only 24 years old, but I can see how much life has changed since I was a kid. Everyone has their face in a phone or computer or tablet. Not many go to parks to have fun and spend time together as a family. Not many do things just to be kind, they do things to get their 5 minutes of fame.

When I was a kid I remembered so many people that my dad or mom would help and in turn they would help us or just do something sweet. Like there was a guy that would always dress up as santa for christmas and go to everyone's house in town and give gifts to all the kids. Some that was all they got, but it ment the world. Today, kids will scream and cry because they didn't get more or what they wanted, and the parents just shoosh them and get them whatever it is they wanted.

We take our families and friends for granted. We spend all our times on our technology and lose the small amount of time we have with the people that mean the most. So when they pass on, whether it be from natural causes or suddenly, we either take it hard or not care much at all. I lost someone that means the world to me, and I can't get the time I lost back.

I have anxiety and depression, so there are times that I'm sad and cant figure out why, or scared for no real reason. But in my head it all has to happen. no matter how I try to stop it. It gets so scary some days, feeling alone and lost in the big world. Last year was a really bad year for many of us, but this year wont get better till we take the steps to make them better.

I feel that most people don't want to change things from what they are now. They will pass by things that make them uncomfortable and close their eyes, as though if they can't see it then it isn't real. Truth is, we all have to face the facts. The world is changing and we either step up and change it in ways that will help, or role with what others choose and let things fall apart.

Every step, every second, every person makes a difference. From a smile, that brightens the day of someone who was thinking of suicide, to a small gesture of support, for someone who feels like they are falling and don't have a hand to grab onto. Paying for someone elses food or drink, shoveling someone elses drive whether they are old or young. Each things positive sets off a small amount of change in the things around you. Even when you may think no one else has seen it or noticed your small things you do, they are seen or noticed by someone.

The problem is that most people will do negative things instead. For each negative thing it also set off a chain. but it hurts more people then it should. to make this world a better place we need to change who we react to the simple things.

For parents, try not to yell as much. You can clean up spilled milk, buy new items, and fix old things, but you can't fix a person/child's emotional state of mind. For bosses and teachers, be patient with people. Yes some need to be gotten on to or told right from wrong. But in today's day and age, there are a lot more issues then there used to be. Medical issues and emotional issues. So many people forget that.

So if you go into work, or school, or just to go shopping and someone is being rude, mean, aggressive, or just put of sorts, take a moment to think about life. They might have home life issues, mental issues, or just having a really bad day. Think about the times you have had something happen to you, or around you, and it put you out of sorts. Someone passing on, someone sick, relationship problems, or mental issues of your own, who did you act around other people? Did you smile and act like nothing was going on, yet part of you wants one person to see threw the mask to help? Or did you get angry and s***h out at anyone who did something you didn't like. We all are living, breathing beings. We are the same and yet different. We all came from earth, no matter what you believe or think, we can from the earth that we in turn return to when we pass on. Our spirit may go some place else, but our bodies are apart of earth.

We need to be more accepting and loving to those around us. Every single thing changes something. If you touch something in a cave, it may never grow again. If you try to help a baby bird, the parents may not take care of them anymore. If you ignore a phone call from someone, you might miss your last chance to do or say something. The little things that we do, or can do, everyday is what will change the world for better. So smile, even when its hard, but allow someone in to help you threw it. Stand strong, even when there is no one else standing with you, because your belief and heart, for what ever it is, it will bring more who agree and support you. Things take time to show sometimes. A bone doesn't heal over night, just like trust doesn't get fixed until time and actions show them that things are different and they no longer need to worry about what was broken. Some things can be fixed with glue and ducktape, but a heart or soul can not. Think before you rage or bully someone who might be falling behind, or messing up. We all fall short.

Be a catcher, so then when others fall short, you're there to stand them back up and help them forward, and when you fall short, be sure your around good people who will catch you when you need it. Not everyone in out lives have our best options in their minds.