I have been doing lots of searching online lately and I have
found that lots of people let down their guard on these platforms. Some people
get really mean or gross, but not everyone. The sorts of stories that it would
normally take people a while to tell you are right there, ready to be read. It
has given me a lot of insight to how other people think and how similar it is
to my own thinking. I usually fall into the same bad habit of believing that I am
the only one who feels some way, or that people would criticize my beliefs if
they ever heard them. However, the more I read of other people’s lives and how
they really feel the more commonalities I find.
The first thing I read that really hit me was a story about
a guy and his friends. The guy’s friend’s dad said “you put too much faith in
your friends. They won’t always be there for you.” As the story progressed I heard
of many things the friends went through together. They saw each others lives be
made with relationships, lifetime partners, weddings, homes, and kids. They also
were there for when life went down by heartache, drugs, alcohol, moving, and …
death. It was his friend’s father’s funeral. The guy and his friends were the
pallbearers and were left with one last sentiment from the father “I was wrong.
Your friends are special. They’ll be a part of our family until the end.” This
story hit me hard because less than a year ago I had a major death in my family
and I had two of my friends there with me to help me through. Even though I have
never met this person or his friends and yet I can relate so much to his story
reminded me of how human we all are, and that is what connects us.
Another writing that connected me to the human side of the
internet was a story of mirrors. The writer in this wrote of his own flaws and
how he would project his problems on to others. He speaks of his own chamber of
mirrors were all the things he hates about himself he finds constantly staring
right back at him through others. It is over drinking, and binge drinking that he
struggles with. What surprised me was that he never tried to blame his problem
on a situation or on someone else, he took full responsibility for his actions.
I was honestly taken aback by this because I rarely ever see people take full responsibility
for anything. I have also personally found it hard to take full responsibility
for things even though it has been a goal of mine for a while. It was just
really nice to see someone face down an issue in their life, get knocked down,
and completely unfazed face it once again while fully acknowledging what has
happened. I hope to keep those lessons with me for a long time.
I seem to find myself forgetting sometimes that we all have horrible
things that shape who we are. To have a way to see the human side of people
again has reminded me of just how complex each of our stories are. People may bash
on social media, and I do to a lot of the time, but this past week I have seen
a new side of it. I have seen a side that cuts past the surface and nullifies
the other posts that in the end are meaningless.
I cannot encourage everyone enough to go searching for these
real connections, they are out there you just have to find it. I sincerely wish
everyone a lovely day.
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