The great feeling of helping and being there for someone.

Have you been grocery shopping lately? To me it always seems like war. Annoyed people, rushing through the store, not paying attention to anyone around them. No smiling faces. What's happening?

I live in an apartment complex. If I had to guess I'd say they are about 100 apartments, and I live in one of them. So many people live next to eachother, so many people don't even talk to eachother. What has happened to the time where you would ring at your neighbour's door and ask for salt? No, instead of doing so, you run back to the store to get your own salt. You might owe them something.

The world nowadays is full of individuals. But that is what society has made us to, what modern society is all about. Especially in big cities it's a very common phenomena. Don't get me wrong I don't mean to generalize this. There are many many people who care for eachother, who also show a smile to strangers, who have a friendly relationship to their neighbours.

A friend of mine had a boyfriend. And she was really happy about it, but one of our friends was jealous, gave her doubts, and innerly smiled about problems they had. As a consequence, my friend didn't tell her any negative things about her relationship anymore because she didn't want her to be happy about the breakup. Why can't some people be happy for eachother? Why do some people always have to get jealous? They only want the best for themselves.

My best friend told me some weeks ago that she had a new boyfriend. I got hyper and so excited and happy for her. I immediatly had to call someone (I called my mom) to tell them because I was so happy and excited. Am I weird? Am I "unnormal"?

That also reminds me of something I have seen on TV. They were acting that a foreigner got beaten up in public and observed how many people actually helped. Guess what happened? Only 10% of the people showed any reaction at all. Most people only looked away or tried to save their own guts. That made me think of what I would have done. I'm a small, more weak girl. I couldn't handle going between the fight. But I could at least call the police, or find someone strong to help. That's something I would have done.

And isn't it a great feeling to know that you can actually help someone? To know that you have done something good? Something that's not just good for youself? There are many people outside who have alot of problems, each individual with a different story. Now, you can't try to help everyone. It's none of our business, we should let them their privacy. But when you see that someone has problems, when you see that someone is down, why do so many people nowadays only look away? In our busy and fast lifestyle we forget to look at the small things, to look inside people and to rest for a moment.

If someone comes to me and needs help, I'll always listen to them. And if anyone of you ever needs someone to talk to, someone who listens to their problems, someone who is neutral and not involved, someone for advice, I'm always here for you. I'm just a PM
away ; )

I think we all should care more for eachother and smile more often.