We come across thousands of people in life. Some stay momentarily while some stay for a really long time. In a way, we are like tourists in each others' lives. We visit, we share good and bad moments and we all cruise forward in the journey of life.
Just take a moment and think about the sheer number of people you've met since your childhood. It doesn't matter if it was even just at a coffee shop for five minutes. The number is pretty high, isn't it?
Sometimes I feel like Shakespeare really is correct and the whole world is just a stage and we are merely players, playing our roles for a limited time before taking a permanent leave.
If life is a play, it certainly makes for a very interesting one. Much interesting than any soap opera you might watch. That's because literally everyone you meet is wildly different than the next and the drama that ensues (good and bad) is something that just can't be made up.
Don't Cross Oceans...
We all learn right from our childhood that we must be good human beings. That entails, being kind to other people, helping them out, spreading love and joy in the world, and stuff like that.
And yet, when we grow up and start understanding what the 'real world' is like, we see that most people forgot to take that advice from their parents or teachers and have turned out the exact opposite.
Of course, not everyone is like that but enough people are, that make the world seem like a hostile place to live in. And I don't even mean it in a larger scale where countries are at war constantly with each other and there is some or the other conflict going on forever.
I mean, look at your own life and the plethora of negative people that "visit" from time to time. Even if you do an insane amount of things for them, you wouldn't even see a hint of something back in return. Not even a little gratitude or appreciation.
Yes, there really are people like that! But I don't need to tell you that, right? I am sure you've all had your fair share of such toxic people in your life where you cross oceans for them consistently and yet they always conveniently find excuses so they don't even have to jump a puddle for you.
Beware of such tourists in your life. Even if you can't stop them at the gates, you can quickly show them the said gates once you realise their true intentions. Such people are nothing but vampires that will suck the life out of you!
Why am I telling you this? Well, I am tired and I am guilty. I am guilty of doing the exact same things that I am suggesting you not to do. I am tired of going that extra mile for people who would disappear on me in an instant when I would need them.
In a way, maybe I am trying to explain all of this to myself. Writing does indeed help me think clearer and it does let out the innermost thoughts. Hopefully this makes sense to you as well and you take away at least something from this!