A Theory before Work

I've got work in about an hour, and I've been thinking up a theory.

There's this wall between people that exists primarily based on culture, personal morality, ethics and all that fun stuff. People naturally don't like this wall. Because it challenges them, puts them on edge, makes them feel uneasy about themselves and how to portray themselves to others.

But! People can't help but love these walls. We're curious to see what's behind them. We want to see what angers people, what pleases people, what makes people tick.

So what do we do? We beat around the bush. We construct fake walls in a rather sad attempt to see through others. We can't outright say what's on our minds without being ridiculed by fear of embarassment that scrapes the innards of our geniune walls.

When's the last time you've told someone how you really feel? Like REALLY feel? Ten bucks says a few days (maybe weeks) later, you don't talk to them the same way, because what you said wasn't cool, or it wasn't right. Or you end up fighting.

I believe that we are innately lazy. We want others to come to us, but when they do we can't help but relish the thought that maybe we should've met half way. Which is why we reject opportunities that present themselves, because we weren't looking for them in the first place.

A great relationship, whether it be romantic, work-related, school-related, personal philosophy, religion, politics, whatever... It requires effort from both sides of the equation.

That's just something I thought up... Time to go to work.

Signed,
Rio