"It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something. "
- Crash
So much hate and anger and pain and fear in the world. We all contribute to it, and we know it. So why can't we see it. Is the forest too big? Are we still hiding behind trees? I think it is time to get out of our forts and stop being so dumb. Everybody is and does good and bad. Some people do more of one than the other. So I say we strive to love. Stop yelling and start listening. No more fighting.
For all you smart asses that want to ruin my moment, I'm not saying if someone points a gun in your head to hug him. Probably not the best idea. But say you get in an accident or somebody bumps into you or someone jumps in front of you in a que. Why do we have to get pissed off? Why cant we simply be ok with the fact that they might be having a bad day. Isn't that what you would want them to do? and maybe you cant do that all the time and that goes for everyone. But why don't we try to give the benefit of the doubt to the person who just lost a family member, or just got diagnosed with cancer, maybe once in a while. You you know an equal amount of what the parent that lets his kids run about on the subway has gone through as you do knowing what is in my pocket.
So for the sake of a little peace once in a while (holy crap I sound like a hippie) show some love and compassion. Regardless of their views, sometimes the only thing anybody needs is a little love.
For all you smart asses that want to ruin my moment, I'm not saying if someone points a gun in your head to hug him. Probably not the best idea. But say you get in an accident or somebody bumps into you or someone jumps in front of you in a que. Why do we have to get pissed off? Why cant we simply be ok with the fact that they might be having a bad day. Isn't that what you would want them to do? and maybe you cant do that all the time and that goes for everyone. But why don't we try to give the benefit of the doubt to the person who just lost a family member, or just got diagnosed with cancer, maybe once in a while. You you know an equal amount of what the parent that lets his kids run about on the subway has gone through as you do knowing what is in my pocket.
So for the sake of a little peace once in a while (holy crap I sound like a hippie) show some love and compassion. Regardless of their views, sometimes the only thing anybody needs is a little love.
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Yay! Someone else has seen that movie! It is very good and I think it is worth watching because it promotes a good idea. To Pay it forward. I have talked about it before in previous posts, but for those that don't remember: Paying it forward is a system of random good deeds that instantly makes the world a better place. You do just three good things. Not dumb little ones, because everyone should do little good deeds already, but large ones like providing shelter for a time, or fixing someone's car if it has broken down. Use what you are good at. Then the person who you "good deed"ed then does not repay you, they simply have to do three more good deeds. As you can see, it immediatly begins to spread like a Californian brush fire. I've got the book and I wonder if it is any better then the movie.