I've been sick for nearly a week now. The kind of sick that has kept me in bed nearly immobile from my body aches, with chills and sweats all day and night from this hellish fever, and a nausea so fierce that I hadn't eaten solids since Monday morning... until tonight. I had a cookie. I had to.
Being sick allows you the time to think about things you normally don't. Like how I miss the the sound of a dial tone. Yes, I know. It's random. But it doesn't make it any less true.
As I was pondering this I also thought about how dependent we've become on our gadgets. Our cell phones, our laptops, our social networking sites. As much as I feel that they help keep us connected, I feel like a lot of this has helped in drifting us all apart. I believe social networking sites in particular have caused us to become a far more self-absorbed culture. Not only that, but far less genuinely interested in other people's situations. I can't help but observe this pattern of social disinterest. People honestly just don't give a fuck about other people anymore. And it's really sad.
:::I rambled on for about another 2 paragraphs:::
I will spare you the ramblings because these antibiotics are making me hypersensitive to everything and I would likely come off like a babbling emotional mess. I'll be returning to normal soon. Hopefully.
Nevertheless, one last observation that I'll make a point on is that we don't tell people we care about how much they mean to us on a regular basis. I can't tell you how much I love telling my friends how much I adore them. How much they enrich my life. What they mean to me. Maybe telling people how you feel about them is uncomfortable, some people find it difficult to be expressive, but I know how much of a boost it is know that you mean a lot to someone. So I have no issues in reminding them. People need to start picking up on this habit a little more often. You tend to hear people say stuff like "Never forget to tell those you love how much you love them." after a death or a close call but you never actually see people doing it regularly. And really, don't just reserve sharing that special message to family. Your close friends are just as important. If you still find it difficult, then compliment them. The point is to always make sure your friends know you see them as the awesome people that they are.
I am surprised I was even able to get through this entire thing without blowing a vessel. I believe the confusion (another one of its lovely side effects among many others) has been setting in for a bit... you have NO IDEA how many typos I've had to fix. I'm sure I could've written this far better off the meds but I just couldn't wait another week. Hopefully it all makes sense once all of my senses have returned. Time for bed.
Tootles.
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