Is it just me, or are animals not the only entities in this world going extinct? The world used to be a more humanistic place, magical even. Now it's very quietly and discreetly, but very evidently, becoming more and more savage. More inhuman.
Day by day the number of cruelty acts humans inflict on other humans is increasing while the number of acts of kindness is stagnant or declining. More and more people in our world today are transgressing and no matter what, no matter how many people attempt to stop this or stand against these acts of cruelty and unkindness, it is sadly to no avail.
People are increasingly becoming less considerate more introverted; concerned only with their wants and needs, so thwarpted within their own little bubble, rarely making an actual public appearance. But with this ever-evolving age of technology who could or even should expect anything else.
Kindness and the act of being kind to one another are now being replaced with its alter ego, cruelty and it's brother greed. Little by little we see fewer acts of kindness and more acts of greed and cruelty, which could be said to be the foundational cause for all the corruption happening in this world. And if that be true. What a sad becoming that is.
It seems like more and more people are growing accustomed to this status quo of not focusing or caring about others, just sticking to their own lanes minding their own business, with their faces glued to screens for the most part. No longer do people seem to be kind when coming into contact with one another, you no longer see people smile and say hello to one another when they come across each other on the streets, as often as they used to in the past. No longer do people watch out for one another, not in the same sense or way they used to. People no longer seem to really pay attention to those around them.
The new generations of children are not being taught the same disciplines that include kindness and caring as previous generations; if they are, they are lacking compared to the generations of children that came before them. This all could be a result of children nowadays spending most of their time with their eyes glued to a screen of some sort, while the parents take care of their needs and wants, whether those be health and fitness related, or keeping up with their personal hygienes, or enjoying themselves with a glass or two of alcohol.
The saddest thing about this evolution of kindness is that it was the thing that made the world a more likable place. A happy place. Kindness and being kind are what made this world magical.
If there is anything we must work on most, within ourselves and with others, it is kindness and being kind, to ourselves first and foremost, then to others. We must bring back the magic, for we are not getting anywhere good by continuing on this path of greed and cruelty. We are not bettering ourselves or this world we live in by continuing on this path, but rather deepening the hole we are digging ourselves into.
By being kind we could do so much more good, we could evolve and elevate ourselves and this world we live in, add more positive attributes to it. Attract and bring in so much more abundance to ourselves and to others.
Practicing acts of kindness to ourselves and to others, little by little, could very well become the domino effect that leads us out of the darkness we are at present pushing ourselves into, allowing us to resuscitate that happy, magical world we lived in once upon a time.
About the Creator
Susita H.
I'm a film buff, I minored in film,I'm also pursuing a film career (kinda,still figuring that out).Not sure where I'm going or what I'm looking for but I'm enjoying the ride.I'll be writing about things connected to my passions/experiences.
When the road becomes unclear.
It was the bleakest March I had ever experienced in all my 26 years. Everything was crumbling around me and I was suffocating, for I could not seem to catch a break. Nothing seemed to stick or pan out for me the way I wanted, needed, or expected it to, no matter how hard I tried or how persistent I was. Never have I felt so helpless and hopeless. Never was I on the verge of losing it, losing all hope than I was in that month. It was as if I was in a maze losing my bearings as I searched for a way out, only to hit dead end after dead end with no exit in sight. Which didn’t make any sense, given that I was following the rule of business, or what seemed like the rule of business. For it was told to me, almost on the regular in the many, many, many, interviews I had gone to. That rule being The Law of Averages, which I understood that law to mean the more opportunities I give myself the more chances I have at succeeding. I guess I was the exception to that rule, for it did not seem to apply to me no matter how many times I applied it to my job search.I had, for the longest time then been so set on my intention of finding another full-time job, a regular job, that I didn’t really give myself the break I guess to self-reflect and ask myself if what I was looking for is really what I liked, loved or, wanted to do. I hadn’t given myself the chance to ask if the industries or jobs I was applying to really interested me. I was just on a mission and had been since Mid-February to do what was indirectly implied and expected of me, find a 9-5 form of employment, and become a robot who lived a mundane, routine, life. And as soon as I came to that realization, as soon as I paused and began to ask myself these questions, it was like a huge boulder-like weight was lifted off my shoulders and I could breathe again.
By Susita H.6 years ago in Motivation
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