15 January 2012

Some people in this world are really hard to put up with. We then choose to avoid them, ignore them, and cast them away from ourselves in order to "make our lives easier." While it does essentially make our lives easier, what are we doing to the other person? I've been on both sides of this fence and being the person who is neglected is hard...you think that there's something wrong with you, you can be mentally broken. I think that we shouldn't avoid people or awkward moments like this; we should instead watch first from a distance to see what they have to offer.
There are plenty of people that I know that I don't like to be around, whether they be too nerdy, annoying, or just depressing to be around. I try to avoid them as much as possible so that I can think more positively, but then I wonder about the people that categorize me into one of those groups. There are people that I know that don't like me...it's not easy to deal with. I think to myself quite a few times, "what am I doing that isn't good enough for them to like me?" But after some serious thought, why should it matter at all? If people aren't going to give you the time of day, why do you need to concern yourself with them? Move on to better things in your life! You will be much happier, I'm sure.

I think of the people that I don't like to be around as flowers. They start out as ugly little buds of nothing. But over time, there are new things that come about...making them more and more interesting and appealing to me. I've heard it said that you should never be mean to someone because odds are they are fighting a harder battle than you are. Most of the time this has proven itself to me to be true. You never truly know someone unless you sit down and talk to them. Then they will open up to you and blossom into someone you never thought would be under what you see on the outside.