Let's face it, I have never been much of an extrovert. It was not until coming to Laurier that I realized how much I love being in the presence of various groups of people. I am still very much independent but Laurier has taught me to let others in even if the trust is not fully there; these people are to be kept on a special radar. I have always had an attitude problem towards the thought of others and what they have chosen to partake in throughout their existence because I just did not understand. I did not understand why all people were not like me. I think I have a pretty good head on my shoulders and have may fairly logical decisions in my life thus far, but why can't others? This brings me to my next point: Perhaps my favourite thing about my newly formed extroverted personality is the things I have learned; I love learning from people. It is so outstanding what you can learn just by taking a second and paying close attention to your surroundings. I know I have become a better person for it. All these "stupid" people I have encountered have taught me a lesson in one form or another, no matter how shameful or helpful, they made a difference in how I have chosen to live my life. I guess, essentially, I love the power of people. I'm always the happiest when I am with the people I love.
Things are static, they are always there, they will always be there, and ultimitely they do not mean as much as you would like to think they mean.
People are dynamic, they come, they move, they change, they are full of knowledge that things cannot give us; like 'real' and meaningful knowledge.
People have the ability to enlighten us, make us cry with joy and with sadness, make us laugh, console us, teach us, be taught by us, make us smile and give us the ability to live life to the fullest potential. Sometimes you fight with them and they frustrate you and you frustrate them but it happens.
However, when all is said and done, people are what ultimitely matter.
So do not ask what the world needs from you, ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. What the world really needs is people who have come alive.
People make me alive. It's not the things you buy, the car you drive or the clothes you wear. It is the people I know.
Although I have come across only a small number of real and truly remarkable individuals throughout my existence, I can clearly identify each and every thing that makes them perfect to me. From my serene and shy friends who make me seem like a crack addict, to my eccentric and wild friends who make me seem beyond normal; these are the people I love. Of course, it is not just friends, its family that teaches us more than right and wrong, it is the people that hold the door open when you are trying to carry home 30 pounds of groceries, it is the people who smile in adversity, and it is a complete stranger offers you some of the best advice.
Today's Lesson?
Most people just exist, but the people that live are the rarest of kinds. I really do think that what most people need is to learn how to love people and use 'things'. So please, don't just exist. Don't shut people out even if you think they're being unreasonable. As I have said before, be kind to the unkind, fore they are the one's that need it the most. And finally, don't be surprised when people who like you, end up loving you and then in turn, end up needing you. It means alot when you're needed and it takes an awful lot of courage to need people. So, with that said, need them back, or if that is too difficult give them some of your time, even if its only to show them you are there for them. Make them a priority, because I can honestly say that there is nothing worse than feeling like an just another option.
What's the Point?
It is quite simple, really: Things will always be there and people will not. So believe me when I say this:
You will never, ever, ever feel as special as when someone needs you. Not the annoying, passive and clingy kind of need, but the kind in which someone decides that you are that special person they could compare to their need for oxygen in order to breathe.
This feeling is better than an A+ on a paper, the excitement of christmas morning or even the addition of two more abs on your chiseled abdomen. Its life, and life is made by people. So, surround yourself with supportive people who will laugh with you at all the 'fakes' there are out there, and let them teach you how to be a real person. No matter how you choose to live your life someone, anyone and everyone is going to hurt you. Ultimately... it is all just a matter of who is worth the struggle.
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