Strange, Strange, Society

Hey guys,

Okay so this is something that I've been thinking about for a few weeks now, and I'm hoping that a lot of you see it like I do.

I've been watching people for about three weeks now (I don't mean it in a creepy way) and looking at the type of person they are, how they look, act and dress. I've looked at the way that people are.

Now, the other day, I spoke to someone for the first time, I've seen them around various times, but have never spoken to them. I've never needed to speak to them, and because of the awkward person I am, I won't just start a conversation with someone just out of the blue. This changed the course of the day, as I could've just sat on my own for a while, maybe listened to my music or a podcast, I could've read on my kindle... Or I could've spoken to an actual person.

Now this is something strange to me, how people can affect someone's entire day and change an event (either for good or for bad) astounds me. We live in this world, in different towns. We walk past a million different people and barely look at them, maybe give them a smile, or even just glance at them to acknowledge their existence in this world. This person could be just like you. They could love the same music as you, or have the same sense of humor. They could be out looking for a friend or two, they could be out wanting to be alone, or maybe they're lonely.... And then they start to talk to you, and suddenly that view you had of them is different, you start to laugh, you be polite to them and they tell you about... I don't know, what their son does for a living, and with a lot of people you begin to find yourself intrigued my the story they are telling, you want to know more about it. It's strange, how people talk and tell people about the things that mean the world to them, and you barely ever see them again... isn't it?

There have been plenty of times, when I've been out, or with my friends, that I have spoken to someone and be genuinely interested in who they are and what they have to say, and once I've gotten a peek into someone else's life, a complete stranger, they are gone. There's a chance you won't see them again like you did there, or you do see them and they walk on by, because they didn't look at you, didn't see you, recognise you, or just purely didn't want to chat. 

Yet, we begin to meet people, and as we meet people, these people introduce us to more people. It's an endless loop in society, and yet we go out and we still sit alone on the buses, we still end up sitting in silence when there are other people around. We meet people, we socialise, and then we can forget... Or we don't. 

I find it quick how some people change, people become your own friend, or even your family if they are close enough. These people make you smile, make you cry, make you laugh, and make you live. When you get into a relationship with somebody you meet parts of their family, when your relationship gets serious, these people become part of your family, whether you choose to stay in the relationship or not, you still know these people and everything about them. 

In society today, we go about our business and walk past one hundred people, a million in a lifetime, maybe more if you go far enough, and I bet one of those people could make your dreams come true, become your best friend, your lover, your soul mate, your family. 

And you just walked straight past them. 

You looked at them, acknowledged they were there, maybe gave them a smile, and then they were gone. Does that not scare anyone else a bit?