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This Is How I Wish Everyone Lived

Some people say life is too short to even care at all, but in reality, life Is too short to not care.

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This Is How I Wish Everyone Lived

I wish more people cared. And no, not the obligatory, “ If you need anything, call me”, excuse my French, crap line that is blurted out on autopilot to someone you're acquainted with, but the intense I give a damn stuff that makes your blood pump. Get up and care about something. If it seems like it is not in your destined path, odds are this is just an excuse. Excuses have become our generation's favorite solution. But that’s just what they are, a dumb scapegoat that quite frankly prevents people from acting and feeling to their utmost potential. If you care about someone, show them, tell them, and be certain to make it known. The feeling of being cared for is one that can only be given by another person and is something you learn. As silly as it sounds, I believe everyone, human to human, deep down wishes to be cared about oh so intensely. It just takes someone who gives a damn to admit it.

I wish more people gave a damn. A damn about their surroundings and environment, a damn about their own lives, and a damn about other people. So often, we don’t think for a second about how another person is living. And why should you... well, If you don’t give a damn. It’s a selfish world, but it’s such a privilege to learn and become greater people from others around us. No one will give a damn about you if you don’t show anything to them in return. It seems like an insane concept, to waste our minds on people who don’t mind us. But maybe that’s what we are supposed to do. Put a damn in others. Have you ever inspired someone even in the tiniest way or vise verse been inspired by someone that has led you to make a pleasant life decision-- big or small? Of course! This is what happens when we interact with others and give a damn about people. We create a chain reaction, and I don’t know, I think that’s incredible. But in order to do this, you must show love.

I wish more people weren’t afraid to love. Before you turn away with disgust, I want you to think deep down whom the most important people in your life are. Maybe it's your friends, your family, or even a pet…Odds are, you love them. I don’t care who you are, It feels amazing, to know there are people behind you that support and wish the best for you. But why are we so afraid of "sappy love" or human to human love? It's no different and if anything it can be better. You are afraid of love if you don’t fight for something that stays on your mind. You are afraid of love if you keep looking for something “better” when you have something amazing to begin with. You are afraid of love if you cheat on someone who cares immensely about you. You are afraid of love if you give it up for material things. Life happens but boy, what's the point if you have to share it alone? Maybe this is the hopeless romantic in me who needs to go back to watching Disney princess movies, but I do believe everyone needs love. Most people are afraid to admit it, but I just know, once you have it, everything else in life seems to work out and seem quite okay. We need to stop dumbing down and depressing the idea of love. At the end of the day, we are human beings who crave this natural, healthy interaction. Heck, if you love someone, show it. If someone needs love, give it. This isn't death or blood craving sharks I am talking about...this is a beautiful, euphoric feeling we should all take advantage of.

I guess at the end of the day, it's hard because I care, I give a damn, and I am not afraid of love.

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