It's an over-used phrase, but it's taken on fresh meaning for me over the past year or so. A running theme in my thoughts about the world is a frustration at how people often overlook others. We certainly overlook people from the past, people from the future, and people from other cultures and countries.
But it's much worse than that. People in our own cities are overlooked. In our own neighborhoods, buildings, and even apartments!
Is it human nature to ignore the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of everyone but ourselves? Are we so survival-of-the-fittest that we can't become compassionate, empathetic, and considerate of others?
My boyfriend said to me last night that everyone is a carrier of love. And I added, a creator. Everyone has a story, everyone has a life, everyone has those feelings that you experience throughout the course of any given day. Through mere existence, we add brightness to the world through our relationships with one another. Why act selfishly and minimize that amazing gift?
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