The world is a
funny place sometimes. So many different things happening simultaneously; War,
Famine, Rescission, Marriages, Births, Deaths, hugs, Kisses, handshakes. Such different things but yet at the same time
so very similar. Each of them a simple matter of how one person, or group of
people, interacts with another person, group, or a place or thing.
It’s funny; you
have these sociologists and anthropologist studying how people interact but
what about someone like me, Simple 18 Year old college freshman? I have no formal training
in any sort of social science whatsoever yet here I am laying out my thoughts
in this paper that for some reason I have some compulsion to write right now.
To me what
interaction boils down to is the way that one person effects another. Not physically
or mentally, but in whatever it is that they can add to someone’s life and have
it last a lifetime. Things like this may even go unnoticed for years, lying
dormant until it becomes relevant. It
can be things as simple as frugality or as complex as teaching someone how to
fall in love. These little “lessons” get
compiled and used as building blocks for this amazing set of filters that we
look at life through, most people happen to call it a personality. Once this
has been set up there are some pieces that remain steadfast for the person’s
lifetime, never changing, never moving, and just being the foundation. The other
pieces are in a constant state of flux, shifting and adapting to help take in
all of the new information that a person receives. Together these two different types of pieces
manipulate how things appear to people and they create some kind of secondary
persona or “IT” who mandates what to do and how to do it. Right now you may not
believe me and you may be saying to yourself “what is this kid on?” If so, then I just proved that “IT” exists. IT
uses all of your experiences, all of your knowledge, and interprets what people
say to you, how or why things happen, and then tell you how to react
accordingly.
When I was first presented
with this information I was baffled. I didn’t know how to accept it. But I soon
got to thinking, in all of my sleepless nights I pondered that if IT is a
manifestation of an individual’s interactions with others then, what can I do to
be someone who adds to their lives rather than detracts? I began to ask myself
this question more and more. “How can I influence people’s lives positively? I’m
not saying I went out and paid off people’s debts for them, but even something
simple. A smile, a wave, a greeting, even a simple text message to let someone
know they’re on your mind can be all it takes. If every person could learn to
do something small and have it mean something even if it happens for only ONE
SECOND I’m more than sure the world would be just that much more of an amazing
place.
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