Once upon a time, we had plans. The kind of plans that you dream about and see in the movies of falling hopelessly in love with a person we would call The One. Well, at least I did. Are you ever curious? Curious if you’ll have that magical moment of the supposedly instant connection that the authors write about...
Now, it may not be like the movies, but I'm talking where you meet in person and get asked on a date IN PERSON...
Is it possible anymore?
To have that moment?
Or has the idea of something amazing like that gone to rubbish because of that fact that it’s just not like how it used to be anymore. People are too afraid of rejection to approach a man or woman head on.
And if someone does try to approach us; we just laugh, tweet/make a status about it on some social network of ours. If you think about it though, a lot of us are cowards because we can’t even approach someone in public with a simple "hello." Everyone has been brainwashed and conditioned to believe that a random, direct message on a site is more important than a simple “hello” in public surroundings. Our society doesn't take rejection. They hide behind their laptops and cell phones calling you names all because you didn’t reply to their way of contacting you.
But, have you ever thought that maybe that’s the reason you were rejected in the first place? Maybe the simple fact is that they don’t reply is because you’re sitting behind a computer screen thinking that you’re acting brave or courageous by pressing send with an outrageously too many y’s saying”heyyyy” thinking that because you inserted a smiley, that it was somehow special.
Side note: If you think about it, the sad truth is that in-person confrontation might not even be a thing anymore with new technology emerging every single day. We believe that we are the boss of our phones and other devices telling them who to call, what text to send, or asking what the weather is like. When really, technology has us enslaved and it is making our society anti-social. You might be sitting here thinking I am talking crazily because of all of the social media we are blessed with. Now, I really want you to think about it...long and hard. Next time you go to a public place such as the salon waiting room, on campus in a lounge or even home too, look around and notice everyone checking their phones/laptop/iPad/etc. I doubt the majority of the people in the room are having a conversation with the person next to them. See my point...
Will we ever go back to a time of in-person confrontation or running into someone and connecting again? When men acted like gentlemen and women acted lady like? Or, will it always be the I don’t care attitude... Feelings are a blessing to be able to experience and we take them for granted. I guess I believe that we need to stop pretending that we don’t care about anything when really, it would be damn right amazing to have that special moment of meeting someone in public by doing it right instead of the annoying direct message or the few minutes of talking at parties and thinking you’ve won them over by getting their number while intoxicated.
Like I said..once upon a time, we had plans. Now, where did those plans go?
