3 AM

 

It's 3 AM.  I guess it's funny that I'm starting this post with that.  I think there's a song by Matchbox Twenty called that.  I'm staring at Facebook.  It's crazy the things people post anymore.  I'm in love with all these memes.  I could probably sit around for an hour and just go through them.

This makes me think, though... we have all this technology.  I have a car that I can hop into and see my grandparents within a couple hours.  I have a cell phone that can text, make phone calls, do Skype, and practically every form of mobile communication.   The internet more or less connects every single person in the world.

There are just so many ways to connect with a person, yet we're so... distant.

We have speed.  I can get to work from my house in exactly three minutes and twenty-two seconds.  I timed it one day.  That was every green light, minimal traffic, and going a tad bit over the speed limit.  Google tells me it should take me ten minutes.  My phone is faster than most people's computers in 2005.

We are always making things faster... yet we still don't have time to really connect.

I mean, we're a bit backwards, aren't we?  We complain about the rich not doing enough to help the poor and then we'll go buy the newest iPad, the newest iPhone, and the newest everything.  We'll spend hundreds of dollars on technology and clothes that we don't need, and we'll still have the nerve to question someone else who's wasting away their wealth on themselves.  And I'm not saying it should be either way, but rather we should stop before we turn into hypocrites.  Heck, we despise the rich.  But we certainly don't want to be poor.  I digress.

We say we have things like Facebook or smartphones to help grow closer to each other, but sometimes we just use it to make connecting to someone faster therefore more artificial.  "Hmm, I haven't talked to that person today, so I'll just like their status."  Maybe that isn't enough.  These little things we use to connect might be making our relationships with other people... less...

I guess all I'm saying is that we're complicating things.  And we're not trying hard enough.   Lately, I've been thinking about who my friends are.  I look through my texts or whatever... it seems that I'm usually the one who texts first.  I'm usually the one who initiates.  If I question why, they whip out the "I'm too  busy..." excuse, and yeah, I guess that's true... but so am I.

I suppose that if someone really wanted to talk to you, they would.  So, I dare you for the next few days, don't text anyone or Facebook or whatever.  Those people you regularly see or talk to... just see if they initiate.  If they do, then that's a sure sign that they really want a relationship with you.  If not... it doesn't necessarily mean they don't, but it could be a sign. Anyway, sorry, I'm getting off track... these things just bother me.

But we outta live more simply.  Social media, cell phones, the internet in general... just slows us down, sometimes.  There's so much distraction.  Like... not many people go out for coffee anymore.  I mean... coffee is good.  Sitting there, in each others' presence, and just, interacting in person is so much better than texting or whatnot.  Isn't it?

They always tell us to live like we're dying.  I think we should do that, yes, but we should always love as though the person we're loving is dying as well.

I guess my overall point is this... with the surplus of ways to connect to others, we just take each other for granted.  So, don't.  Just don't.  Don't let the first time you tell someone you love them be the last time.  I guess you could just watch this little video, and you'll see where I'm going with this.  It's really sad.  I pray you never have to make the choice this guy did, and when you do, that you never tell someone how much they mean to you for the first time when they're dying.  Beyond that, we more or less have no excuses as to why we can't invest time in a relationship because we have so many various ways to genuinely do so.

So, do it today.  There is a such thing as "too late."  Don't be.

I already kind of said this in another post, but tell someone you care about them and how much they mean to you.  Who cares if it's random?  Just do it.  Because maybe they really need to hear it.

Anyway, don't take your loved ones for granted.  I'm going to do my best not to.

Random question of the day: What is a midichlorian?  Don't Google it.  If you know the answer, comment it below, and I'll give you a high five next time I see you.  DON'T CHEAT.  Guesses are allowed. :)