Everyone you pass is a closed book. Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry, some can bring inspiration, some could change your life, and some may only be good for sticking under your wobbly coffee table. They all have different covers. And they all have different stories. But you may never know it.
The "don't talk to strangers" lecture has been ground into us so fine we don't even remember we're too big to be kidnapped. You go to the supermarket, bustle up and down the isles, then wait in the checkout line in silence, flipping through a tabloid. You wouldn’t dare make eye contact, let alone take interest in the person next to you. They might climb into your cart, release their 10-foot tongue, and steal your coupons.
Since when are we a society that keeps to ourselves? Maybe if we each got 15 minutes of fame we would start taking interest in each other. Then we might stop investing our time in celebrity worlds and start investing in those around us. Then maybe we will realize that we're all not so bad after all. And that each of us is actually pretty damn amazing.
If we start getting to know every single person we encounter everyday- we are suddenly no longer alone. We are suddenly all on the same side. You never know what, or who, you are missing. You never know when you will need someone. Or someone will need you. It's time to get to know each other, starting now.
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Everyone you pass is a closed book. Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry, some can bring inspiration, some could change your life, and some may only be good for sticking under your wobbly coffee table. They all have different covers. And they all have different stories. But you may never know it.
The "don't talk to strangers" lecture has been ground into us so fine we don't even remember we're too big to be kidnapped. You go to the supermarket, bustle up and down the isles, then wait in the checkout line in silence, flipping through a tabloid. You wouldn’t dare make eye contact, let alone take interest in the person next to you. They might climb into your cart, release their 10-foot tongue, and steal your coupons.
Since when are we a society that keeps to ourselves? Maybe if we each got 15 minutes of fame we would start taking interest in each other. Then we might stop investing our time in celebrity worlds and start investing in those around us. Then maybe we will realize that we're all not so bad after all. And that each of us is actually pretty damn amazing.
If we start getting to know every single person we encounter everyday- we are suddenly no longer alone. We are suddenly all on the same side. You never know what, or who, you are missing. You never know when you will need someone. Or someone will need you. It's time to get to know each other, starting now.
The "don't talk to strangers" lecture has been ground into us so fine we don't even remember we're too big to be kidnapped. You go to the supermarket, bustle up and down the isles, then wait in the checkout line in silence, flipping through a tabloid. You wouldn’t dare make eye contact, let alone take interest in the person next to you. They might climb into your cart, release their 10-foot tongue, and steal your coupons.
Since when are we a society that keeps to ourselves? Maybe if we each got 15 minutes of fame we would start taking interest in each other. Then we might stop investing our time in celebrity worlds and start investing in those around us. Then maybe we will realize that we're all not so bad after all. And that each of us is actually pretty damn amazing.
If we start getting to know every single person we encounter everyday- we are suddenly no longer alone. We are suddenly all on the same side. You never know what, or who, you are missing. You never know when you will need someone. Or someone will need you. It's time to get to know each other, starting now.
Interviewed & Written By:
- Michelle Anderson
- Des Moines, Iowa
- www.timesdelphic.com
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