Watching TV, reading posts on Facebook, reading articles online, etc., etc. about all the stupid things that people seem to completely flip out over is completely astounding to me. The color of a cookie's filling, what a restaurant believes and tries to push down others throats, what others believe and they try to push back, the name calling on both sides or all sides of the fence, with many other things that I can't possibly touch on in this short little article. There are bigger things in life than worrying about all of this crap, but people just don't seem to see the whole picture. What they can see or do see, is the little thing that is right in front of them at the time and not look at what else might be going on around them. They concentrate on that thing so much, that they lose sight of everything and sometimes, everyone else around them.
All these groups that all seem to "think" they are right in the way they are thinking, things they are doing, things they are posting. Not ONE of them will stop, sit, and listen to what anyone else is saying at all. They all want what they want right then and there, without thinking of the possible consequences of what that might bring if they get it. One group starts yelling, then they all start yelling louder than they last. Till there is so much yelling, posting, etc. They lose sight of the original idea.
It was said to me, that I am "reaping" the rewards of what others are doing. But for me, I have not seen any rewards, nor do I want those "rewards". I am here for me and my partner, no one else had to hand us anything, nor do we want anyone to hand us anything. We are happy together and to us, that is all that matters. Regardless of what everyone else things, feels, says. We do not care. As long as we are happy, that is the big picture for us. As far as the "little things", we care about those as well, our friends, our pets. So as far as "rewards" go, I have all the rewards I want and those "rewards", are ones I got on my own.
As far as all this other crap goes among different "groups" that want things then and there. Sit, listen, relax and take a look around you. See all the things you are missing, things going by that you will not be able to get back again because you let the moment pass you by. Go to the ocean and just sit and listen...the waves, the birds, people enjoying their time there and together. Go out into the woods and listen...the birds, other animals that might come by, the breeze blowing through the trees. Then when you have done that, come back and listen again....to what others might have to say that you can learn from them, others opinions even if they differ from your own, learn something that might actually help the "cause" you are trying to fight for.
Its the little things that actually count in life, the moments that you make for yourself, not what others might be there to give you, the hand that reaches out for yours to hold, the lips that you kiss each night before you go to bed because you never know when those lips will be gone. Its all these little things people just seem to take for granted and not hold onto on a daily basis. If more people did that, the big picture might just become a little clearer for you and yours.
