Watching people watching people

Its really funny watching people... watching people.  No one really sees each other. That would be entirely too intimate; heaven help us if we were forced to engage one another.

What stories would we have to share with each other anyway? A too fast paced life... kids driving us crazy... work is such a stress... we just dont have enough time!

It strikes me that the message shared would probably be very similar to the one being received. We are all in this together doing the same things but sharing our road (and burden) with no one. A singular journey... a common experience.

How much easier if we just honored an age old message to help each other along. Its the threads  of common experience that leads to the community of security and comfort we weave.

Just for today... say hello to a stranger.  Reintroduce yourself to an old friend. Share someone else's something. Be somebody's somebody for just a moment.

Our opportunity is now to be more than just a life... be a life lived well. ENGAGE!

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