Just how many people are there in the world? And out of those, how many do not need to struggle every minute of the day to survive? And out of those how many people do not need to spend every waking second working to ensure they can support themselves? All those people left over still amount to a vast multitude. As you are reading this, you are most likely one of them, or maybe you should get back to earning a living if you aren’t.
Each of these individual lives is fascinating as to its nuances and the differences in subtle experiences and workings. But you pass by dozens or maybe hundreds or even thousands of people every day and time and time again you aren’t even bothered to acknowledge that somebody is there on the sidewalk beside you. There is just too much information floating around, too many people, too many friends to stay in contact with, you just can’t afford to take the time for one more.
But why not?
What do you have to lose more than time? A thing that you waste worrying about inconsequential matters already. A thing that you spend, by just sitting on the bus or driving in your car to work or shopping. Why not spend 5 of the precious 1440 minutes you have every one day, listening to what somebody has to say. You could learn a great deal, you could find the solution to your most dire problem, you may find the love of your life or you may just have an amiable but slightly boring chat.
The question is really, why do so many people chose to live in their cocoon like lives, categorically denying the existence of other people or even living beings. Naturally, you can not be everybody’s friend. You can not know everybody, but why not try to make yours and everybody else’s “mundane” life just a bit more exciting. Why is everybody so scared that they may meet somebody dangerous instead of being excited that they could meet somebody great?
It is this mediocracy of living that so many people seem to experience and that pervades every facet of life. It seems that everybody’s paths are set in stone. This is the career they chose, there is no way to break away from it so they just accept it. It is this acceptance that establishes a barrier between the truly ordinary and the people that strive for more. Boundaries are there to push them outward. Traditions are there to be broken. And narrow-mindedness may just be there to be opened and expanded. Nothing is set in stone. Nothing is meant to be. Nothing is a specific way because that is the way it has to be. Everything is a matter of choice. Stop ignoring the choices that are too radical to even enter a blind mind. Just break out of the mold, tear down some barriers in your life. Your experience will be so much richer and more rewarding.
An easy way to start is to just look up, from your deep and troubling thoughts to the world around you and see what is happening right NOW. Maybe chat to somebody new?
Each of these individual lives is fascinating as to its nuances and the differences in subtle experiences and workings. But you pass by dozens or maybe hundreds or even thousands of people every day and time and time again you aren’t even bothered to acknowledge that somebody is there on the sidewalk beside you. There is just too much information floating around, too many people, too many friends to stay in contact with, you just can’t afford to take the time for one more.
But why not?
What do you have to lose more than time? A thing that you waste worrying about inconsequential matters already. A thing that you spend, by just sitting on the bus or driving in your car to work or shopping. Why not spend 5 of the precious 1440 minutes you have every one day, listening to what somebody has to say. You could learn a great deal, you could find the solution to your most dire problem, you may find the love of your life or you may just have an amiable but slightly boring chat.
The question is really, why do so many people chose to live in their cocoon like lives, categorically denying the existence of other people or even living beings. Naturally, you can not be everybody’s friend. You can not know everybody, but why not try to make yours and everybody else’s “mundane” life just a bit more exciting. Why is everybody so scared that they may meet somebody dangerous instead of being excited that they could meet somebody great?
It is this mediocracy of living that so many people seem to experience and that pervades every facet of life. It seems that everybody’s paths are set in stone. This is the career they chose, there is no way to break away from it so they just accept it. It is this acceptance that establishes a barrier between the truly ordinary and the people that strive for more. Boundaries are there to push them outward. Traditions are there to be broken. And narrow-mindedness may just be there to be opened and expanded. Nothing is set in stone. Nothing is meant to be. Nothing is a specific way because that is the way it has to be. Everything is a matter of choice. Stop ignoring the choices that are too radical to even enter a blind mind. Just break out of the mold, tear down some barriers in your life. Your experience will be so much richer and more rewarding.
An easy way to start is to just look up, from your deep and troubling thoughts to the world around you and see what is happening right NOW. Maybe chat to somebody new?
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