So, here’s a fun or not-so-fun fact people, 90% (I’m being nice) of the people you encounter daily are angry or just frustrated. Well, this might be an exaggeration but let’s be sincere and just take a moment to think this through, starting from the shop owner down your street to the guy who fills up your tank or the cab driver who curses everyone on his path and oh let’s not forget those super annoying attendees you meet at supermarkets and restaurants; It’s almost like the atmosphere carries layers of exasperation and we all just breathe it in. It’s a frustrating world guys!
Personally, I’ve had my share of experiences with such people, and I can’t count how many times I’ve walked out of a store with the wrong product or nothing at all just because I got scared when the attendee shouted at me. Yes, call me a wimp or a sissy I’ll take it. I remember a day I went to the ATM and the queue was so long, dark skin glistening with sweat as people boiled with impatience. I recall the lady ahead of me having a hard time with the machine and oh God! The shouts and insults rained on her were so alarming. When it was my turn and I realised I was going to have to withdraw about four times, I was so scared, and I immediately chickened out after the first withdrawal when someone made a snarky comment. I felt so disappointed in myself, and I later had to walk a distance under the blazing sun to find an ATM with fewer people.
This was nothing compared to what I faced the first time I travelled alone as a minor. Picture this, a 14-year-old child with about 4 massive boxes and a school bag. I was a mess! But I was unbothered since as a minor I was assigned to an attendee; boy was I wrong! This lady practically shouted at me for being slow and lost me in the crowd. My boxes fell down the staircase and she was nowhere to be found. I just sat on my box and wept.
I guess this was when it first dawned on me that we are living in an unfair world, and everyone is just trying to get through. I couldn’t blame any of these people because I started to picture myself in their shoes. Some of these people had dreams just like we all do and suddenly they are the people you call when you want to decide what perfume to pick. Let’s not even talk about how the country can turn anyone into a sadist. But it also challenged me, and I’ve learnt that in as much as we might not be where we pictured ourselves, and the hard truth is we might never fully actualise that picture, the key is to always find joy in the little things.
Value life in its most petite form, embrace opportunities and live every moment to the fullest. I know this sounds farfetched with everything going on around us, but the more I see “RIP” signs, the more I realise how little I have focused on things that matter and how much importance I have placed on trivial things. The scariest part is that living in a generation like ours where everyone is dreaming of a future so bright it shames the sun, it’s so easy to overlook the details. We forget that a tooth is what multiplies to form a smile.
Hey, hit the pause button of your life right now; stretch out your legs, let down your hair or rub your beard, close your eyes, say nice things to yourself and just smile. Smile while you still have teeth, a smile so hot it burns your cheeks and on days when life hits harder than usual, surround your self with so much love and just embrace life’s simple pleasures. As your online community, we are always here for you on those hard days! just hit us up right here and right now- https://www.justhummingbird.com/contact-me/ or send us a direct mail here-mailto:info@justhummingbird.com.
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