Lost in Thought
Thought, we all get lost in our thoughts at times. We stare off to the outside, but can't see what we are looking at, because of how lost we are. People walk by thinking that you are staring at them but you're staring at yourself, the dark inside of your mind that no one else can see. Showing no emotions even though you can't fathom what it is that you are constantly thinking about.
We see people with their straight faces and see them as unbearable people as they don't tend to show any emotion upon their face or make eye contact with us. They sit in their seats sulking and we try to look away but too curious for our own good, we continue to keep looking to figure out exactly what it is they are thinking about. We try to pry open their minds without speaking a word, we keep trying to push through, we lost the battle of figuring out the issue. You get up and leave as the person you were looking at finally comes out of their thoughts, confused, upset even. You wonder and you want to ask, but you don't because you feel as though it's non of your business.
You're right it is non of your business, but maybe, just maybe, they want it to be. The deep dark trance they are in, they feel as though they can't say it out loud. Waiting for someone to speak to even if it's to distract them from that thought going on in their mind. A mini vacation is what it would be to them, a stress relief that they can't get on their own. A question is all they want, a simple, "are you okay?" even if it's from a random stranger sitting next to them on the bench at the park.
That one little second from that thought can be a staggering change in that persons day. Not to be lost in the thought of sadness, stuck in the dark. Crawling on the cold hard ground, trying to find something to grab on to so they can pull themselves up off the ground. Just to make it through the day without that thought constantly running through their head. One word, a smile, a wave, that is what that person needs. It's not a lot to ask for but we act as though it's going to hurt us in the end, but in reality it's going to end up hurting them more if we don't.
The constant headache they have, there is a cure, to not think. We want to know what they are thinking about but we don't ask. Why is that? Why don't we ask? I mean yes, we know it's non of our business, but shouldn't it be our business to help someone who looks like they need it. We don't have to know the details, we don't have to pry every emotion out of them. As humans we should show compassion and care for those who need it. Even if it is a simple word or action, that can make a huge change in their life. Compassion is a humans first instinct, that is our bodies first impulse, but we end up denying what our body wants to do.
Go, sit, talk, or don't talk at all just give them some company. Take their thoughts away because that is what they really need. If they want to discuss what's is going on then they will open up, but you need to make the first move. They aren't going to yell for someone, just be observant, look at the person and read their body language. Take a minute to give to someone else, because when you're in your deep dark thoughts in the back of your mind, you will wish someone will be there to talk to you.
-Skye Dixon, EYA Intern 2017
We see people with their straight faces and see them as unbearable people as they don't tend to show any emotion upon their face or make eye contact with us. They sit in their seats sulking and we try to look away but too curious for our own good, we continue to keep looking to figure out exactly what it is they are thinking about. We try to pry open their minds without speaking a word, we keep trying to push through, we lost the battle of figuring out the issue. You get up and leave as the person you were looking at finally comes out of their thoughts, confused, upset even. You wonder and you want to ask, but you don't because you feel as though it's non of your business.
You're right it is non of your business, but maybe, just maybe, they want it to be. The deep dark trance they are in, they feel as though they can't say it out loud. Waiting for someone to speak to even if it's to distract them from that thought going on in their mind. A mini vacation is what it would be to them, a stress relief that they can't get on their own. A question is all they want, a simple, "are you okay?" even if it's from a random stranger sitting next to them on the bench at the park.
That one little second from that thought can be a staggering change in that persons day. Not to be lost in the thought of sadness, stuck in the dark. Crawling on the cold hard ground, trying to find something to grab on to so they can pull themselves up off the ground. Just to make it through the day without that thought constantly running through their head. One word, a smile, a wave, that is what that person needs. It's not a lot to ask for but we act as though it's going to hurt us in the end, but in reality it's going to end up hurting them more if we don't.
The constant headache they have, there is a cure, to not think. We want to know what they are thinking about but we don't ask. Why is that? Why don't we ask? I mean yes, we know it's non of our business, but shouldn't it be our business to help someone who looks like they need it. We don't have to know the details, we don't have to pry every emotion out of them. As humans we should show compassion and care for those who need it. Even if it is a simple word or action, that can make a huge change in their life. Compassion is a humans first instinct, that is our bodies first impulse, but we end up denying what our body wants to do.
Go, sit, talk, or don't talk at all just give them some company. Take their thoughts away because that is what they really need. If they want to discuss what's is going on then they will open up, but you need to make the first move. They aren't going to yell for someone, just be observant, look at the person and read their body language. Take a minute to give to someone else, because when you're in your deep dark thoughts in the back of your mind, you will wish someone will be there to talk to you.
-Skye Dixon, EYA Intern 2017
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