So, I just need to talk for a second. Get some things out in the open about people that I've realized lately.
Why is everything a constant competition?
I'm not talking sports. I'm talking simple stuff. Like, for example, if someone says "I'm failing this, I'm doing so bad", someone has to come back with how much worse they're doing. Or if you don't feel well, there always has to be a response that begins with "Well I..." and usually ends with "...so I have it so much worse so stop complaining." Things as simple as brushing your teeth feel like a competition these days. Who can brush their teeth the longest?! Come on, you know you all feel that way when you're brushing your teeth next to someone else. Even when something good happens to someone, no one can be happy for them, they just say something better that happens to themselves!
I guess what i'm trying to say is that we're all very self-centered. We don't listen to what people have to say. We just keep quiet until it's our turn to talk about ourselves. And yeah, I'm guilty of it too. But I hate it and I want it to change. Why can't we just listen to what someone else has to say for once, without having to interject with something vaguely related about ourselves?
I don't want people to just wait for their turn when I'm done speaking. That isn't a conversation. I want people to actually hear and take in what I'm talking about. To have a full conversation about one topic, without someone interjecting or changing the subject. Why can't our conversations these days last longer than two minutes.
Wait, they do last longer than two minutes. But about the most dumb things. I don't want to sit in a room for half an hour talking about what Becky said to Tiffany and why Anna hates Katie. It's really not worth my time, my breath, or anyone else's. It's boring gossip. Not everything that happens needs to be relayed to another 20 people. It's not that deep.
Why can't we have long conversations about important things? Like a subject we're passionate about in school. Why were we put on this earth? What do we want to do with our lives? Our beliefs. Deep things. Stuff that digs into your soul, your deepest parts. Why can't we have conversations like that?
Let me tell you, I would talk about the universe any day over the stupid gossip going on and who's life sucks the most and who has the best stuff going on in their lives, etc.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, we need to look at the bigger picture. We need to take other people's feelings and thoughts into account. We need to be able to hold decent conversations about topics we care about. If you're reading this, just think about it, and try to change.
