Published April 10, 2007
Dear who ever reads this.
Please take a look out the window, or if you are outside, look around you.
What do you see? Something green? Something blue? Maybe even a few white clouds? Do you know why the sky is blue? Do you really?
When I was younger I used to know, now when I’m grown I’m not sure…
Isn’t it a beautiful world we live in? so many colours, different scents, are you able to feel it?
If you are inside, open the window and listen for a while. What did you hear? Birds chirping? Children laughing? Or the wind playing with the leaves of a tree?
To be honest, if I did this, I wouldn’t notice at all, not even feel the heath of the sun, I suppose they call it a depression… do you ever think about the person you sit next to on the bus, are they able to see these things? Smell them, feel them, or taste them?
Then again, do you actually care? Don’t you have enough in yourself, your job, your money, your family?
Next time you sit on the bus, try to look around you, try to point out someone, without staring, try to figure this person out, is he/she alright, smiling? Does this person seem to have problems? Is the person nervous? And if so, why?
Then in your mind, try to care for the person, really care!
Then when you get home, think this through, how did you feel? Weird? Relived? Scared?
The next time you see someone you love or care for, tell the person, from the heart: “I love you!” then hug the person and pay attention to the persons reaction, how did this make the person feel? Does he person believe you; did the person expect this from you?
One last question, where did you stop reading? And if you read this through, did you even care? Or just simply,. Dismissed this as something crazy? Something with no use in this world? Did I just waste some of your precious time?
Much love, the girl down the street.
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I really like it! Like others said it really does make you think. A lot of the things you said are true. Most people today who are really upset even thought sometimes they really don't show it. It also makes you see that you could do something about it. I really enjoyed this...Keep it up!!!
I liked it! It made me think, and I really did start noticing things more. My only suggestions are format: if there's specific line breaks, separate paragraphs with a space to make it easier to read, or, if you intended it to be in straight prose, block everything togther to keep it as one consistant thought.
Not at all, your english skills are very good. I've seen posts by people from predominantly english-speaking countries on here that are absolutely awful. No sense of grammar or spelling.
I thought this was beautifully written, and very personal, as though it was probing my own thoughts and feelings. And yes, I often look at people on the bus and wonder what they're lives are like. You're right. 'Tis a beautiful world we live in.
thank you! I knew something was up with that, I know, I know, my english skills suck
I agree with Mimi and Alainna, this is a wonderful peice, i prefer this to some of your other stuff. Oh and it is spelt wrong, should be heat right?
Meevs
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That was really......truthful. I suppose I have examined people on the bus before, in fact I do this all the time on the tube. I really want to know their story, but most of the time they look miserable or tired.
I told my mum I loved her, gave her a hug......all I got in return was.."What do you want now? Money?" Ahh, the love of a mother...
Alainna
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PS. I think this is spelt wrong:
Did you mean heat?
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that was lovely, yes the world is a beautiful place today. whenever i walk around the street is see people who don't seem fine at all, they look upset, and i want to help them. but god hasnt given me the power to help every stranger on earth, but you made me realise that i sure do have the power to help the ones i know. thank you very much and i really enjoyed that piece of writing, it has a lot of meaning.