An Old Soul In A Lost Society
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An Old Soul In A Lost Society

"She's an old soul whose heart speaks an all but forgotten language." ~ JmStorm

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Do you ever sit around and think: I do not belong in this generation.

Maybe you look around and see other people your age taking part in a culture that you want no part of.

If these two statements in any way relate to you and your life, you might be an old soul.

You see, I just turned twenty years old, and I could not feel any more different from the other twenty years old's that I know. This feeling of being different and wanting different things out of life is very familiar to me. It has been there for as long as I can remember.

Growing up, I always felt a deep connection to the past. I was fascinated by the way people lived centuries ago; it became a sort of jealousy for the simpler times that once existed.

Now, don't get me wrong, I, along with everyone else, enjoy the technological advancements that have made life much easier, but I also see the ways in which it has made life harder. What I mean by this is that when technology started advancing, we, as a society, lost track of each other. We began focusing so much attention on the new advancements that we lost sight of the importance of paying attention to one another.

This feeling is a glaring representation of my own personal old soul. Most people these days don't see a problem with the way our society has advanced; they don't see the severed connection between each of us due to our dependence on technology.

Another way in which my old soul has set me apart from the rest of my generation is within the "hookup culture." I, for one, have never been the type of person to take relationships and physical and mental closeness lightly.

I have always seen the importance in what is supposed to be an act of love and affection. I have also seen today's society slowly strip away the beauty surrounding love and the actions that go along with it.

I have watched as the idea of a first kiss has lost its magic.

I have watched as the action of using someone for their bodies has become increasingly popular.

I have watched as love lost its meaning for the vast majority of today's society.

Ever since I was a little girl, I have always been in love with love. Whether that be the love between families, the love between friends, the love between soul mates, or the love between strangers. It is my natural tendency to love everyone that I meet in some way, shape, or form.

It pains me to see this idea leaving our society to be replaced with carelessly using one another for our own personal gain with no feelings toward the other person.

My soul yearns for a time when life was simpler. Where people had worth in the eyes of others, simply because they were people. Where minds weren't warped and controlled by technology, but were enriched by the people around them. When people weren't afraid to truly love someone because they recognized the importance of it.

Being the person with the old soul is not always easy. You tend to feel things more strongly than other people, and many of those feelings contradict the feelings of those around you. Trust me, however, when I say that you are needed in this world. The reason that our world hasn't fallen apart is because of people like you; people who can see past the hustle and bustle to find the quite space where the truly important things lie.

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