Caring

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I'm the kind of guy that has a low budget for

damns to give to people. I wish I had more, but I don't. It's just the way it

is. I can see where people are coming from when they tell me I come off as

cold, matter-of-fact, and distant in person. If I could stop it I would, but

the amount of energy it takes me to tell everyone that they mean a lot to me

when they really don't is too much. Don't get me wrong I'm very good at faking

attention to another person and I am capable of having deep emotional

connections. I also hold conversations with a smile and give solid advice when

needed, but at least half of the people in my life aren't as important as they

think they are. It gets me thinking of all those times us millennials were

given a pat on the back for our "effort". "A+ for effort!" was what the older

generation would tell their children, us, and I guess that made us very

dependent on positive feedback. I try to give people constructive feedback, but

only the amount I've gauged them to be able to handle. I'll admit that slapping

people back to the uncaring reality of the world is fun, but I sometimes envy

their ignorance. I'd act more like them if I didn't already know that we play

such a small role in the world. After 1,000 years, nothing we do will most

likely matter. That's why I believe that as a community we should all "make

mistakes together". It's through these mistakes that we learn and I've always

wanted to make mistakes I won't regret.

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