Tuesday, September 4, 2007

At A Glance

In the 19 years of my life I've noticed something that pretty much every human being does. Ok, let's put you, reader, in a hypothetical situation.

You are walking down a hallway of hundreds of kids around your age. More than likely you are either averting your eyes so no one looks into them, walking boldly staring every person in the face, or darting glances at the girl or guy you think is hott.

People have a hard time looking into strangers eyes.

The hardest situation is when you pass someone on the street or in a hallway and you just glance at them and smile or say hello and look away, all embarassed that maybe they think you're a weird person.

But then if you're the kind of person who says hello to everyone you meet, passing someone who refuses to meet your gaze just aggravates you beyond expression!

Why can't we all be secure enough in ourselves to think that we may have something to offer another human being? That maybe a smile or "how are you?" just might be what you needed that day and yet no one would give you the pleasure of thinking someone cares.

So I challenge you, reader of the day, to smile and say hello to the people you pass in the hallway, at work, or just in life. You never know who will turn out to be a friend!

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