This day in age we look at screens all the time. Think about it. How many things have we seen with our own eyes? I think most of our experiences are conveyed through a screen. Texting your friends, watching television, watching anything really. It seems that we're always spectating and never really doing anything. We just consume alone in our houses to pass the time but what do we really do? I think this docile behavior we've grown accustomed to is why rejection is so harrowing to us.

When you're watching a video, you're not being active. You're not doing anything. Putting ourselves out there whether it be applying for a job, speaking out, asking someone out, whatever it is, we don't want to do it because we're scared. We're scared because we've never had to do anything really. We can always find refuge in a Netflix binge session or wading through YouTube. The reason we don't reach out is because we fear rejection but when everything you could ever dream of is behind a screen, why would you need to change?

This introversion and lack of courage stems from this lack of activity, I think. We're scared of public speaking over death and we desperately want our lives to improve so we read self-help books, listen to audiobooks and podcasts, or Ted Talks that are inspiring but ultimately are squandered.

I know how it is to be scared of putting so much work or emotion into something and you're not quite sure how it will turn out. You don't want to ask her out because if she says no you'll be devastated. If you lock eyes with someone during a presentation you get stage fright. If someone says something you disagree with you just sit back and watch. It is scary but you have to do it. You have to speak in front of others, you have to put yourself out there. I'm a writer, I have to submit my novel to publishers and if they don't want it you have to keep trying. You have to keep the fear at bay. It's safer to keep your feelings and thoughts on the inside but what kind of life is that?

Rejection is a part of life. You're gonna have to start living it at some point. Life is risky and you can't always have good options to choose from. The best things in life are earned, not given. You have to be proactive in order to get want you want and yes, some people may say "no". You may not be good enough or maybe things don't end up the way you thought they would. The problem with this is that you can't live in fear. You have to keep trying. There is no way to move on in life without taking risks and you will get hurt along the way. The only way to improve your life is over a bumpy road.