One of our essential question this unit asked us to make one statement that expresses our beliefs about humanity and/or human nature. I responded by saying “if you take a step back, you will see that no on is alone in anything. There is always someone who feels, or has felt the same way as you do. And yet, we are ignorant enough to think that we are alone in the world and have to persevere without the help of others.”
I find that many people feel that no one has ever felt the way they do, no one understands how they feel, and they’re alone, with no way out. However, being a girl that many people have come to for advice, I’ve realized that almost everyone goes through the exact same things. Girls get hurt by guys, girls get in fights with friends, guys don’t really argue with friends, but I know a few that have gotten hurt by girls. The thing is, after hearing all of these stories and problems, I’ve started to understand that it’s the same thing, over and over.
A girl is worried that she is losing a friend, so the accusations fly, and they end up in a worse situation than they started in. A guy falls for a girl who he thinks is perfect, and finds out that is not the case. The perfect couple gets together, you know, the one everyone’s jealous of, but they cannot physically be together because one of them moved. Sound familiar? Of course, because everyon experiences, or knows someone who has experienced, the same things.
And after all this, why do we refuse the comfort of someone else saying “I get it.” Why do girls continue to believe that their best friend secretly doesn’t want to talk anymore? Why do men refuse to ask directions?
We are such an egocentric society. It starts at age two and never really goes away. “I can do it myself.” But if we just look around and accept help from others, maybe our lives wouldn’t be so hard, maybe there would be less tears and more triumphs. But hey, I’m just a teenager, what do I know?
“So now, all alone or not, you gotta walk ahead. Thing to remember is, if we’re all alone, then we’re together in that too.”
