|Random Post #1|

Is it possible to be with a small group of people for an hour almost everyday, and know next to nothing about each other?

Even in prison, criminals spend a lot of time with other criminals and make friends. Humans are social creatures, aren’t they? So why is it that I have spent at least an hour on my bus transport every work day for almost two years and know not much about the same regular passengers? From my house to school, which is in the main town. Even when you see them on the road, you feel excited and anxious, “Hey, I know you!” But do you, really? Most passengers plug in their headphones and listen to music to distract their brains from thoughts. These are also the same people who want change and advancement in society. This lady I sit next to in the bus, I finally broke the ice and we had a nice conversation. I learnt her name, what she does for a living (health statistician) and how many kids she goes home to. Before today I didn’t even know health statistics was a thing.

When you see people in school or a workplace, the greetings you get are usually “Good morning, how’re you?” As if it’s one word. When they/you ask someone how they are, do they really wanna know how they are? Or do they just feel as though it’s a customary thing? And when the reply is “fine”………I think this phrase and reply has been overused. I’ve made it a point to mean what I say or ask, and really get to understand the person next to me. Not everyone is a heathen. They have feelings too. They have a life too.

Originally published at https://internautofgenz.blogspot.com on May 5, 2020.